Police News Reports

Police News Reports
Final Philly cop killer caught - 05/09/2008
	PHILADELHPIA � Eric DeShawn Floyd, 33, the fugitive wanted in the slaying of police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, was arrested. The suspect, who had been on the run since Saturday, was sleeping upstairs ... Full story
LAPD hires dietician to curb officer obesity - 05/07/2008
	LOS ANGELES � Rana Parker, LAPD's dietician, tells pudgy police they have the right to remain chubby, but it can and will be used against them on the streets of Los Angeles. "For the longest ... Full story
Details emerge about Philly cop killers - 05/06/2008
	PHILADELPHIA � Police charged a journeyman boxer with murder and issued a warrant yesterday for an accomplice in connection with the "assassination" of Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski on Saturday ... Full story
N.H. officer's gun discharges, hits other officer - 05/02/2008
	CONCORD, N.H. � A Concord police officer was shot in the chest by another officer yesterday morning while on duty but suffered only minor injuries because he was wearing a bulletproof vest. Four ... Full story
Fla. deputy recovering from gunshot to head - 04/30/2008
	BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. � Maury Hernandez is returning to life after facing death. The undercover Broward Sheriff's deputy was shot in the head during a foot chase nine months ago. Now he has ... Full story
Wash. police have new target in drug chain supply - 04/28/2008
	TUKWILA, Wash. � First they noticed a spike in home-based marijuana growing operations. Seattle-area authorities shuttered 450 indoor pot farms in two years. They zeroed in on the supply chain, ... Full story
3 NYPD detectives cleared in shooting - 04/25/2008
	NEW YORK � Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed groom-to-be on his wedding day, a case that put the NYPD at the center of another dispute involving ... Full story
Better defensive tactics and training helps curb police deaths - 04/23/2008
	WASHINGTON, D.C. � A new emphasis on defensive tactics and weapons training is contributing to a dramatic reduction in police officer fatalities across the country after one of the deadliest years in ... Full story
N.J. officer wounded in shooting spree - 04/21/2008
	IRVINGTON, N.J. � A gunman shot a driver stopped at a traffic light and killed a pedestrian before firing at and wounding a police sergeant in his squad Sunday. After shooting a driver, the ... Full story
Chief says student's attack on officer was 'suicide by cop' - 04/18/2008
	FRESNO, Calif. � A high school sophomore who attacked an police officer with a sawed-off bat on Wednesday wanted to die, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. The student was "lying in wait" ... Full story
Virginia Tech massacre: One year later - 04/16/2008
	BLACKSBURG, Va. � A year ago, a psychotic killer murdered 32 at Virginia Tech in one of the worst active shooter situations this country has seen. Since the massacre, state mental health laws ... Full story
2 Calif. officers injured in movie theater shootout - 04/14/2008
	EL SEGUNDO, Calif. � Two El Segundo police officers � both medal of valor winners � were recovering in the hospital after a shootout in a movie theater that left one suspect dead and a bystander injured. The ... Full story
Officer wounded in Texas bank robbery - 04/11/2008
	ALICE, Texas � When Alice Police Officer Daniel Elizondo caught up with a pair of bank robbers, he drew his gun. One suspect drew before Elizondo could and shot the officer in the leg. Despite ... Full story
LAPD SWAT may rethink training following injuries - 04/09/2008
	LOS ANGELES � The Los Angeles Police Department decided to change its selection and training procedures within the SWAT unit after four applicants were seriously injured on an obstacle course. Capt. ... Full story
Man who wounded Va. cop caught in Texas - 04/08/2008
	NEW BOSTON, Texas � A Southwest Virginia man wanted on charges that he shot and wounded a Virginia State Police trooper was arrested Sunday, ending an intense 10-day manhunt. "This is the ... Full story
Neighbors cheer during Calif. drug raid - 04/04/2008
	HUMBOLDT, Calif. � The Humboldt Drug Task Force and the Eureka Police Department raided two separate residences early Thursday morning, to the elation of area residents who have long claimed the houses ... Full story
Suspect at Orlando airport planned to build bomb - 04/02/2008
	ORLANDO � The man accused of trying to carry bomb components onto a airplane told investigators he was going to show friends how to build explosives "like he saw in Iraq." Kevin Brown was ... Full story
Civilians increasingly handling police duties - 04/01/2008
	PALO ALTO, Calif. � Facing tighter budgets, law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly turning to civilians to respond to some calls that sworn officers and deputies are usually responsible ... Full story
Study: More LAPD suicides than LODDs - 03/28/2008
	LOS ANGELES � Police officers in Los Angeles are more likely to take their own life than be killed by a criminal, according to a report presented today to the Police Commission. The report ... Full story
Ruling in cop shooting sparks outrage - 03/26/2008
	PHILADELPHIA � A judge dismissed an attempted-murder charge in the shooting of a Philadelphia Housing Authority police officer last month, prompting outrage among police. PHA Police Officer ... Full story