Police News
Ohio officer struck, killed while clearing debris from highway
BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Patrolman Jarod Dean was killed doing his dream job. He loved being a police officer – patrolling the midnight shift and making his fellow officers howl with his self-deprecating humor.”He loved doing the job,” Boston Heights Police Chief Joseph Varga said. “He couldn’t get enough of it. He always wanted to work more and more and more.”Dean, 24, was killed Monday when he was hit by a truck on Ohio 8 as he cleared debris from the roadway. He became the first officer in the Summit County village to die in the line of duty. No charges have been filed in the crash. Authorities said it was too early …Read more […..]
Tucson police condemn use of photo of slain officer on punk album cover
TAKE a LOOK at how low some have sunk as humans….!By Alexis Huicochea arizona Daily star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.14.2009Police call the actions of a local punk-rock band disgraceful after they chose to use a photo of slain Officer Erik Hite to promote their music. The album, titled “Kill a Cop for God,” bears an Arizona Daily Star news photo that shows a wounded Hite lying on the ground with two officers administering aid. Hite died after being shot by a gunman who led police on a crosstown chase last year. The Star did not give the group, dubbed Awful Truth, permission to use the photo, Managing Editor …Read more […..]
Man fires 28 times at Troopers
A man shoots at New York State Police 28 times, in an incident caught by a dashboard camera in a trooper’s car. He pulled out an assault rifle during a traffic stop while riding in a cab. Police do not expect the man to survive. Wonder where the cab driver is! Video of the incident is HERE.
Indiana's Lake County police start fund for cop who lost home in arson
Lynwood officer’s three children escaped Dec. 20 blaze that killed their 6 petsBy Mary Owen | Chicago Tribune reporter January 7, 2009 It was no secret that Kelly Johnson was a police officer. She wore her Lynwood Police Department uniform when she left the house and often parked a squad car in her driveway. Neighbors told her they felt safe when her squad car was there. But now the patrol officer said she and her family don’t feel secure after their home in Dyer, Ind., was destroyed in a fire.The Dyer man charged in the Dec. 20 arson allegedly stood and watched the fire and later told police he set the blaze, in part, because …Read more […..]
Some Great News!
Police officer deaths fell sharply in 2008Dramatic reversal from 2007; fewest officers killed by gunfire in 50 years; record number of female officers die this yearProvided by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial FundWashington, DC — 2008 is ending as one of the safest years for U.S. law enforcement in decades. The number of officers killed in the line of duty fell sharply this year when compared with 2007, and officers killed by gunfire reached a 50-year low.Based on analysis of preliminary data, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) found …Read more […..]
Proper Use of Discretion?
Again, I say, Can you believe this??Trooper gives ticket to woman in laborBOSTON — All too often, the congested roads of Greater Boston conspire with the vagaries of childbirth to leave a mother-to-be in a car on the roadside at one of life’s most critical moments. A hard-bitten state trooper shows up and morphs into a highway midwife, clearing the newborn’s nose and mouth, cutting the cord, and sometimes even saving a life.This is not one of those stories. Jennifer Davis was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Nov. 18, her contractions just 3 minutes apart. Her husband, John, was trying to appear calm for his wife’s …Read more […..]
Know Anyone Like This?
They need it to win fights with bad guys, to look menacing on the streets or to get that extra edge on the SWAT team. To some police officers, the use of anabolic steroids is all about protecting themselves and the public.But top law enforcement brass around the country are learning that the implications of a police force on steroids are far more frightening, Phoenix police Cmdr. Kim Humphrey said.Humphrey talked about the trend yesterday (Tuesday, Nov. 11) at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in downtown San Diego.He said steroid abuse has seeped into police agencies nationwide, but few departments …Read more […..]