Police News Reports

Police News Reports
Informant's tip led authorities to accused cop shooter - 08/25/2011
	Information from a confidential informant led authorities to the arrest of an accused cop shooter in a hotel room. Michael Hughey had been on the run since shooting and wounding DeKalb Police Officer Deron ... Full story
More states tackle synthetic pot, 'bath salts' - 08/22/2011
	The possession and sale of so-called "fake" drugs like synthetic marijuana, bath salts and salvia is now illegal in Pennsylvania, and several other states are developing similar laws. "The burden the use ... Full story
Video reveals slain San Diego cop's touching final act - 08/18/2011
	Jeremy Henwood, a four-year veteran of the department, died a day after being shot while sitting alone in his patrol car at a San Diego intersection.... Full story
BART blocks cellphones to hinder protest - 08/16/2011
	Transit officials blocked cellphone reception in San Francisco train stations for three hours to disrupt planned demonstrations over a police shooting, and later, Hacker group 'Anonymous' retaliated.... Full story
Fullerton chief takes medical leave - 08/14/2011
	After coming under fire from city council following the death of homeless man Kelly Thomas, Fullerton's police chief has taken medical leave.... Full story
Ex-cop: Stopping Ohio gunman was natural - 08/09/2011
	The rampage shooter responsible for seven deaths in Copley, Ohio, died in a shootout with former officer Michael Lavery, who said in an interview that he reacted the way he was trained.... Full story
The love-hate relationship between cops and their dispatchers - 08/07/2011
	Let's be honest, there is no better example of a “love-hate relationship” than the daily interaction between street cops and their dispatchers. When things are going well, we love each other; when they're ... Full story
FBI: US soldier had bomb materials near Fort Hood - 08/04/2011
	An absentee Muslim soldier was arrested and bomb-making materials were found in his motel room near Fort Hood, the same Texas Army post where 13 people were killed in a 2009 shooting rampage.... Full story
A blue-on-blue officer-involved shooting - 07/28/2011
	Virginia police shot and killed 34-year-old Ricardo Leon, a Lieutenant with the Naval Observatory Police who was off duty at the time of the shooting. According to one report, Leon had pointed his gun ... Full story
The massacre in Oslo, Norway - 07/25/2011
	Norway's nightmare started at 1536 hours on Friday, July 22. A bomb exploded in Oslo's government district, and several hours later a gunman slaughtered over 70 young men and women during a rampage at ... Full story