Patrol Issues
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The suspect was running between cars in the middle of the street
The officer experienced some symptoms, but is expected to be OK
As Officer Juan Farris and other officers worked a crash scene, a dog got loose from one of the four wrecked cars and started running along the lake
Officer Trey Lane had surgery for his thumb and Officer Tim Edwards was taken to a hospital with a leg injury
The 132-page lawsuit argues that an overhaul of Chicago’s 12,000-officer force can’t work without the intense scrutiny of a court-appointed monitor answerable to a judge
Police discovered a loaded handgun and heroin in the vehicle
Officers said they noticed sudden movement, followed almost immediately by a blast near their heads
Newport Police Lt. Patrick Weatherford, a decorated police officer, was fatally shot while assisting with a traffic stop
Kimberly Dolan was wanted on an assault charge and awaiting trial in an attempted homicide case
Mayor Tom Barrett raised concerns that the PD budget is now greater than the tax levy for the entire city, and has been since 2016
Public Safety Director James Shea wouldn’t say if any of the suspended officers were the ones seen on video kicking Miguel Feliz
The driver jumped over the bridge railing and fell nearly 25 feet
When police approached, one suspect pointed a weapon at an officer
The officer whose design is selected as the winning entry will earn “bragging rights,” but no award
Officers saw three other men lying on the ground behind a building overdosing on a drug called Serenity
Both officers are expected to recover
Julius Hatley, 95, woke up to a broken AC unit and called 911
Katherine Torres has withdrawn her complaint
Officials said the gloves may allow absorption into the person’s tissue, turning the responder into a victim
Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty two weeks ago to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison
Jim Cole says he was met by pandemonium, as people fled in panic and the wounded lay on sidewalks
Cmdr. Tyree Jones had previously said just finding the head wasn’t typical of a homicide scene
The bills would prohibit cities and counties from becoming sanctuary cities and force them to cooperate with federal officials on matters concerning immigration
The agent suffered “multiple, serious injuries” to his head, chest and hands
The FHP is currently operating with 201 vacancies in a workforce that is supposed to be 1,946 at full capacity
Authorities do not yet have a motive for the killing
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, who has offered to send inmates to the U.S.-Mexico border to help build a wall, said it makes no sense to restrict the ability of Massachusetts to work with the feds
Police say the children yelled out the window, crying that their parents were locked in the bathroom and wouldn’t come out
One officer is in critical but stable condition and the other is in stable condition