Police news

• 'Sea of Blue' rally backs police - CNN

  17-01-2015 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  CNN
  'Sea of Blue' rally backs police
  CNN
  Terrance Gainer, former sergeant at arms for the U.S. Senate, told the crowd that "of 40 million encounters police will have with the public, 98.5 percent" of them are "good and great," and said cops should empathize with minority groups, who sometimes ...
  'Sea of Blue' rally backs police at U.S. CapitolFOX31 Denver
  
  all 28 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Protesters square off at Scottsdale rally to support police - azcentral.com

  17-01-2015 22:02 via azcentral.com
  
  Protesters square off at Scottsdale rally to support police
  azcentral.com
  The rally at Scottsdale Police Department headquarters started with the playing of the National Anthem. A crowd of supporters holding signs praising police and other law-enforcement agencies sang along. But then a group of opposing protesters arrived ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Police: Woman arrested after hurtling beer can in Portland carjacking - KATU

  17-01-2015 21:25 via katu.com
  
  KATU
  Police: Woman arrested after hurtling beer can in Portland carjacking
  KATU
  Police said McGovern told them a woman jumped into the passenger seat of his 2007 Ford Explorer and then threw a full beer can at him. When he got out of his car, he said the woman climbed into the driver's seat and took off in the vehicle, driving ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Survey shows police morale problems at APD - Asheville Citizen-Times

  17-01-2015 21:16 via citizen-times.com
  
  Survey shows police morale problems at APD
  Asheville Citizen-Times
  ASHEVILLE – A consultant's survey of city police officers suggests widespread discontent at the department. Police employees say they aren't treated fairly on the job, the survey found. They also believe the Asheville Police Department has a negative ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• AP Source: Greek Police Detain 4 Alleged Terrorists - ABC News

  17-01-2015 21:15 via abcnews.go.com
  Fox News
  AP Source: Greek Police Detain 4 Alleged Terrorists
  ABC News
  Greek police have detained four suspected terrorists, including one who could be the man wanted by Belgian authorities as an alleged ringleader of a jihadi cell, a police official told the Associated Press Saturday. The four were arrested Saturday ...
  Belgium terror suspects had police uniforms, report saysFox News
  Greek police arrest four over Belgium terrorist plotDeutsche Welle
  
  all 37 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Canadian police find suspect in shooting of two officers - Reuters

  17-01-2015 20:47 via reuters.com
  Fox News
  Canadian police find suspect in shooting of two officers
  Reuters
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police have located the suspect in the shooting of two officers in an Alberta casino earlier on Saturday, and the incident no longer poses a threat to public safety, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The officers were ...
  Two Police Officers Shot in Alberta, Canada, as Suspect Remains At LargeNBCNews.com
  2 Canadian Police Shot In AlbertaHuffington Post
  Two Canadian police shot in Al
  
  Read more

• Fremont police investigate fatal officer-involved shooting - abc7news.com

  17-01-2015 19:36 via abc7news.com
  
  abc7news.com
  Fremont police investigate fatal officer-involved shooting
  abc7news.com
  Fremont police spokeswoman Officer Geneva Bosques said the caller said, "there was a subject, walking down the street with a large knife and he had pulled it out and was advancing towards a young kid." Three officers arrived and found the man at the park.
  Fremont Police Fatally Shoot Man Accused Of Threatening 2 People With KnifeCBS Local
  
  all 11 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Cuomo weighs police discipline bill that would shift authority to arbitrators - Newsday

  17-01-2015 18:57 via newsday.com
  
  Newsday
  Cuomo weighs police discipline bill that would shift authority to arbitrators
  Newsday
  ALBANY -- Against a backdrop of tense times among police, protesters and elected officials, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is weighing a controversial bill that would alter disciplinary procedures for cops. The bill, strongly backed by police unions, would take ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Utah police plan news conference on deadly shooting - Salt Lake Tribune

  17-01-2015 18:41 via sltrib.com
  
  KSL.com
  Utah police plan news conference on deadly shooting
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Draper • Minutes before he was shot to death by police, Jeffrey R. Nielson sat calmly on the curb in handcuffs, smoking a cigarette an officer had lit for him. It was a cold Wednesday morning in the Draper neighborhood where a West Valley City ...
  Draper police show body camera footage of Wednesday shootingKSL.com
  Police body camera video shows suspect shot after strugglefox2now.com
  
  all 62 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Police: Two dead, one injured in Florida mall shooting - CNN

  17-01-2015 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  Fox News
  Police: Two dead, one injured in Florida mall shooting
  CNN
  "Officers quickly identified the threat and contained the situation," police said in a statement. "Officers conducted a store-to-store search of the Mall for additional suspects, injured, witnesses and conducted an evacuation. No additional threats ...
  Police: 2 dead, 1 wounded in Melbourne Florida mall shootingFox News
  Florida Police Say 2 Dead, 1 Injured in Mall ShootingABC News
  Police: Two dead, one injured at
  
  Read more

• Police Brace for Protests at Islamic Event in Texas - ABC News

  17-01-2015 18:28 via abcnews.go.com
  Police Brace for Protests at Islamic Event in Texas
  ABC News
  The town of Garland, Texas is preparing for an influx of hundreds of protesters, who are expected to gather later this afternoon to protest an Islamic event. The protesters are objecting to an event held by the Chicago-based Islamic organization called ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Car crash fatalities in 2014 pushes NJ Police to reach out to youth - NJ.com

  17-01-2015 18:11 via nj.com
  
  Car crash fatalities in 2014 pushes NJ Police to reach out to youth
  NJ.com
  New Jersey State Police, specifically Woodstown barracks, is reaching out to student drivers through schools to address safe driving. State troopers will visit South Jersey schools in the near future and speak in assemblies and one-on-one conversations.
  
  Read more

• Police search for gunman after two killed on North Side dispute - mySanAntonio.com

  17-01-2015 17:12 via mysanantonio.com
  
  Police search for gunman after two killed on North Side dispute
  mySanAntonio.com
  Frank Campos, 44, who policed identified as the suspect in a double slaying Friday morning, Jan. 16, in the 400 block of Linda Dr. San Antonio Police officers investigate the scene of a double fatality shooting behind the house at. Photo By BOB OWEN ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Bad rep? Delaware police dash-cam video shows police can 'Shake it off' - Christian Science Monitor

  17-01-2015 16:45 via csmonitor.com
  
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Bad rep? Delaware police dash-cam video shows police can 'Shake it off'
  Christian Science Monitor
  “I thought that maybe it would help a little to counter all the bad feelings people have had about police over the past four months,” Davis explains. “But I never, in my wildest', ever, imagined it would become so popular that almost overnight we're ...
  Dashcam Video of Delaware Police Officer Lip-Syncing to 'Shake It Off' Goes ViralKTLA
  Lip-Syncing
  
  Read more

• Police: Suspect critical after traffic stop shootout with officers - 6abc.com

  17-01-2015 16:16 via 6abc.com
  
  6abc.com
  Police: Suspect critical after traffic stop shootout with officers
  6abc.com
  Police say it was 4:53 p.m. Thursday when two officers stopped a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis with New Jersey tags in the unit block of Vandever Avenue in reference to a traffic violation. "As an officer was attempting to remove an occupant of the ...
  Man shot by Wilmington officer in critical conditionThe News Journal
  
  all 37 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Police in Belgium, France, and Germany make arrests in latest anti-terror raids - Fox News

  17-01-2015 15:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News
  Police in Belgium, France, and Germany make arrests in latest anti-terror raids
  Fox News
  Dozens of terror suspects were arrested in Belgium, France, and Germany early Friday, a day after Belgian authorities said that they halted a plot to attack police officers by mere hours. Eric Van der Sypt, a Belgian federal magistrate, told a news ...
  Belgium charges five over 'terror plot to kill police'BBC News
  European Police Arrest Over 2 Dozen in Anti-Terror SweepsABC News
  European co
  
  Read more

• Teen sweethearts blaze trail of crime across South, police say - NOLA.com

  17-01-2015 14:47 via nola.com
  
  Newsweek
  Teen sweethearts blaze trail of crime across South, police say
  NOLA.com
  LEITCHFIELD, Ky. -- Police say two teenage sweethearts have blazed a trail of crime across the South, leaving in their path a string of stolen vehicles and pilfered checks and stirring concern about their increasingly bold behavior. The 18-year-old and ...
  Police: Teen Sweethearts Blaze Trail of Crime Across SouthABC News
  Henry police: Wanted teen couple from Kentucky probably long goneWSB Atlanta
  
  all 562 news art
  
  Read more

• Florida police shot images of black men in training - BBC News

  17-01-2015 14:09 via bbc.com
  
  Washington Times
  Florida police shot images of black men in training
  BBC News
  US police officers have been criticised for using mug shots of black suspects for target practice in Florida. The images used by North Miami Beach Police were discovered by a female soldier who used the firing range after a police training session. Sgt ...
  Outrage after south Florida police use black mugshots as targetsYahoo News
  Florida police caught using mug shots of black men for target practiceMSNBC
  Public outrag
  
  Read more

• Zetron Wins 'Hot Product' Award for Innovation in Public-Safety

  17-01-2015 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Zetron's AcomEVO utilizing the Project 25 (P25) Console Subsystem Interface (CSSI) to link to a P25 Phase-II network has been named one of Public Safety Communications magazine's "Hot Products" for 2014. This is the sixth time in seven years Zetron has won the award.
  
  Read more

• FBI Updates DNA Quality Assurance Standards to Now Include Rapid DNA Analysis

  17-01-2015 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has updated its DNA databasing standards to include an Addendum to the Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories performing Rapid DNA analysis and Modified Rapid DNA Analysis Using a Rapid DNA Instrument.
  
  Read more

• The Feds Just Restricted The Law That Lets Police Seize Stuff From Innocent ... - Business Insider

  17-01-2015 06:09 via businessinsider.com
  
  Business Insider
  The Feds Just Restricted The Law That Lets Police Seize Stuff From Innocent ...
  Business Insider
  State and local police in the United States will no longer be able to use federal laws to justify seizing property without evidence of a crime, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday. Under the official law, the Justice Department's Equitable ...
  Holder limits asset sharing by local and state policePittsburgh Post Gazette
  Justice Department policy change targets abuses
  
  Read more

• Frisco man recording police activities, alerting drivers to speed traps - Dallas Morning News

  17-01-2015 05:30 via dallasnews.com
  
  Dallas Morning News
  Frisco man recording police activities, alerting drivers to speed traps
  Dallas Morning News
  For the past year, Brett Sanders, 30, has recorded police encounters across North Texas as he has photographed buildings that include local Drug Enforcement Administration offices, private facilities of government contractors and “open carry” events ...
  
  Read more

• St. Ann Police chief apologizes for officers handcuffing wrong man after chase - STLtoday.com

  17-01-2015 04:25 via stltoday.com
  
  STLtoday.com
  St. Ann Police chief apologizes for officers handcuffing wrong man after chase
  STLtoday.com
  ST. ANN • Police Chief Aaron Jimenez apologized Friday for a case of mistaken identity after a police chase a day earlier, but the man handcuffed in the incident wants the officers involved fired. St. Ann officers mistakenly handcuffed Joseph Swink ...
  St. Ann police chief apologizes for mistaken arrest and injury after chasefox2now.com
  Police In St. Louis County Admit They Beat Up The Wro
  
  Read more

• Retiring San Jose police officer honored by community - San Jose Mercury News

  17-01-2015 00:49 via mercurynews.com
  
  Retiring San Jose police officer honored by community
  San Jose Mercury News
  SAN JOSE -- When Officer Tom Pham retires from the San Jose Police Department at month's end after 25 years, the impact will be felt well beyond headquarters. A tight-knit neighborhood east of downtown is losing a confidant who, along with two other ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Residents honor retiring San Jose police officer who embraced community policing - San Jose Mercury News

  17-01-2015 00:49 via mercurynews.com
  
  Residents honor retiring San Jose police officer who embraced community policing
  San Jose Mercury News
  SAN JOSE -- When Officer Tom Pham retires from the San Jose Police Department at month's end after 25 years, the impact will be felt well beyond headquarters. A tight-knit neighborhood east of downtown is losing a confidant who, along with two other ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Draper Police Dept. releases body cam video of fatal officer-involved shooting - fox13now.com

  17-01-2015 00:25 via fox13now.com
  
  fox13now.com
  Draper Police Dept. releases body cam video of fatal officer-involved shooting
  fox13now.com
  DRAPER, Utah – The Draper Police Department is releasing the body cam video from the officer-involved shooting earlier this week. West Valley City Officer Jason Vincent, who shot the knife-wielding suspect, was not wearing a body cam. Draper shooting ...
  Utah police plan news conference on deadly shootingSalt Lake Tribune
  Police identify man killed in officer-involved shooting in Drap
  
  Read more

• Police officer says World War Two vet he shot was threat - Reuters

  17-01-2015 00:01 via reuters.com
  Police officer says World War Two vet he shot was threat
  Reuters
  MARKHAM, Ill. (Reuters) - The Chicago-area police officer who fatally shot a 95-year-old World War Two vet with a bean bag gun feared for his life when he confronted the knife-wielding man at a nursing home, the officer's lawyer told a court on Friday.
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

Follow @Police_News_US on Twitter!