By Sarah RoebuckPolice1LOS ANGELES — A federal appellate court ruled a Los Angeles police officer involved in a fatal shooting is protected under qualified immunity, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officer Toni McBride is protected by legal immunity, even in the event of alleged excessive...
John MetcalfeBay Area News GroupTRACY, Calif. — Officers with the Tracy Police Department arrested two East Bay men on kidnapping charges on Friday, after using a drone and armored vehicle to aid in their capture.A reported hostage was rescued and treated for minor injuries by...
By Hunter LeeSan Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif.INDUSTRY, Calif. — A girl died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an altercation with deputies, in which she grabbed a deputy’s gun, at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Industry Station on Sunday evening, March 24,...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Messing with a patrol car is a bit like tugging on Superman’s cape, but that didn’t stop some jokester from adding a “For Sale” sign to a cop car strategically placed to deter speeding in Florida.It happened the...
By Ayden RunnelsLas Vegas SunNORTH LAS VEGAS — The North Las Vegas Police Department gave city officials a preview of the new North Central Area Command police station Wednesday, emphasizing the facility’s “state-of-the-art” capabilities and an opportunity for further expansion.The station, which is still under...
By Thomas Tracy and Evan Simko-BednarskiNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — NYPD brass took to the subways Thursday to get first-hand feedback from straphangers and to inspect transit cops.Every chief in the department was ordered to ride the rails in uniform, part of the NYPD’s...
By Ayden RunnelsLas Vegas SunHENDERSON, Nev. — A probationary Henderson Police officer was arrested Friday evening for driving under the influence one day after he graduated from the police academy, according to press releases from the Henderson police department.Chasen Bradford, 34, was booked into Henderson...
By Joe Kovac Jr.The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionDANVILLE, Ga. — On a sleepy stretch of America’s open road last weekend, while travelers motored through Georgia’s coastal plain bound for St. Patrick’s Day revelry in Savannah and to points between and beyond, some of them took an unexpected...
By Ted CliffordThe StateIRMO, S.C. — When Senior Cpl. Chris Kaderly of the Irmo Police Department gets in his police car, he carries everything he needs: his service weapon, a pair of bright pink handcuffs and several boxes of mac ‘n’ cheese.You might be surprised...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — NYPD officers faced off with the Kings and Queens of a local middle school in a chess showdown, PIX11 reported.The matchup occurred March 19 in the cafeteria at Baychester Middle School, according to the report. Officers from the NYPD’s 47th...
