By John O’Connor and Rick CallahanAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old woman was fatally shot in her home. ...
By Heather HollingsworthAssociated PressFERGUSON, Mo. — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said Officer Travis Brown suffered a severe brain injury...
By Katie FuttermanLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — As Lt. Bryan Zink walked through the Clark County School District’s new enhanced weapons detection system, red lights flashed on either side. The screen a few feet away circled where his weapons were. ...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The union that represents Los Angeles police officers has fired another salvo against a member of the department’s top brass, filing a lawsuit this week that accuses a prominent commander of inappropriately accessing the union’s internal communications. ...
By Matthew Enuconj.comCAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. — The tiny Camden County borough of Woodlynne will disband its local police department after county officials said the department suffered from insurmountable staffing shortages. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1 SMYTH COUNTY, Va. — A deputy has been shot and killed during a traffic stop, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Smyth County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Hunter Reedy died following a shooting that occurred while he assisted Marion Police Department officers with...
By Justin MuszynskiHartford CourantNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man faces several charges after police say he tried to commit suicide by cop when he attempted to steal a cruiser with an officer inside in New Haven on Sunday. ...
By Alex WoodJournal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.STAMFORD, Conn. — A city police lieutenant violated a local man’s free-speech rights by arresting him in 2018 for holding up signs reading “Cops Ahead” a few blocks from a law enforcement operation targeting people talking on cellphones while driving,...
By Sarah Cutler and Alex BrizeeThe Idaho StatesmanAfter a months-long hiring process, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean on Monday selected Chris Dennison, assistant chief of police in Tucson, Arizona, to be the Boise Police Department’s new leader, according to a city news release. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new grant program has been launched to provide funding for property owners to purchase and install surveillance cameras that will connect to the Albuquerque Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center, KOAT reported. ...
