Police News
Dog found stabbed to death in bathtub
A Chicago man has been charged with animal cruelty after police called to his home in the Belmont Central neighborhood found his dog stabbed to death in a bathtub, police said today.Officers responded Monday at about 4 a.m. to a call for a well-being check at William McIntosh’s home in the 5800 block of West Fullerton Avenue. They later found the body of the dog, a female pit bull, in the tub with multiple stab wounds, police said.It was unclear why McIntosh, 45, allegedly stabbed the animal, police said. He scheduled to appear in bond court today. …Read more […..]
Police official: 3 officers killed in Pa. shooting
What is going on?? 3 more officers killed? I really hope this isn’t a trend. This country is sliding down a precarious slope….PITTSBURGH – A man opened fire on officers responding to a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, before barricading himself in the home, a police official said. Three officers were killed, said a police official at the scene who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. At least five officers were wounded, police spokeswoman Diane Richard said. It’s not clear if that included the slain officers. …Read more […..]
It Was Like a "War Zone" in Wisconsin
I remember hearing about this but only after reading the details provided by those that were there does the reality of this incident set in. Thank goodness that nobody was killed and kudos to the great job these officers did!SWAT Officerwith Lt. Dan Marcou One of the officers at the scene in Richland County, Wisconsin said it was “like a war zone.†The scene was reminiscent of the SLA shootout in Los Angeles, except this gun battle took place around the crest of a hill, on the wooded, junk-littered property of a self-proclaimed survivalist named Robert C. Bayliss.It all started during the afternoon of March 31, …Read more […..]
Dallas police: Officer drew gun during traffic stop of NFL player outside hospital
Hmmm…. This does not look or sound too good for the officer. It will be interesting to see if any more information is gained as to what happened.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/032609dnmetcopstop.3e9c080.html?nTar=OPUR By STEVE THOMPSON and TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Police Department confirmed Thursday that an officer drew a gun on NFL running back Ryan Moats and his wife after he stopped them to give them a ticket even as they begged to hurry to the bedside of their dying mother.As he rushed his family to the hospital, Ryan Moats, 26, rolled through a red light. A …Read more […..]
Oakland PD Stunned By Day of Loss
Another tragic example of the dangers out there and the crazed lunatics that our society is in danger of. And if the stories of bystanders taunting the police as these officers lay dying are true, God help us. Stay safe!By Terry Collins and Lisa Leff Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif. — Bouquets of flowers from grieving residents were piled up at a growing memorial in front of the Oakland police department after its worst single day death toll.Three officers were killed Saturday during separate confrontations with a 26-year-old parolee who relatives said feared returning to jail. A fourth officer was on life support.”We …Read more […..]
Dallas Police Department Dropping Police Code For Plain English
I am surprised this hasn’t happened earlier. Memorizing so many codes can be challenging!By: ERIC AASEN / The Dallas Morning News eaasen@dallasnews.com Catch a cop show over the past several decades and these strings of numbers barked over police radios might sound familiar: “1-Adam-12, a 4-15 fight.” …”We have a 9-11. Armed robbery in progress.” Or in the words of the bumbling Barney Fife: “Mayberry Unit No. 1 over and, uh, Roger. Roger. Out and under. 10-40. Bye.” But many real-life police departments are ditching the digits, replacing the lingo with plain English. In Dallas, that means so long “7,” hello “minor accident.” …Read more […..]
Easy To Second Guess….
It is very easy for people not involved in a situation to Monday Morning Quarterback and decide what should have been done. This article is interesting as this type of situation can occur to any police officer. As we all know, sometimes it is dam if you do, dam if you don’t.http://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/1798464-NOPD-officer-fired-after-failing-to-shoot-at-gunman/By Brendan McCarthy Times-PicayuneNEW ORLEANS — Patrolling Algiers one August night, New Orleans police officer Stephen Neveaux and his partner hear a series of explosions. He drives toward the noise.Soon, they see a man standing about 50 feet away …Read more […..]