Police News
Teens protest Chicago PD getting rifles
Are you kidding me? Unreal!CHICAGO — Nearly 100 teens marched outside Chicago police headquarters Thursday night to protest the department’s plans to equip officers with semi-automatic rifles, saying the weapons could make the streets more dangerous. Carrying signs like “Stop the War on Youth,” teens said they didn’t trust police with the high-powered weapons and worried gangs would be encouraged to bolster their own arsenals.”The only people who need these guns are in Iraq,” said Arthur McGraw, 19, an organizer with the nonprofit Southwest Youth Collaborative, which organized the rally. “It’ll shoot through brick, car …Read more […..]
New Findings from FBI About Cop Attackers & Their Weapons
NEW FINDINGS FROM FBI ABOUT COP ATTACKERS & THEIR WEAPONSNew findings on how offenders train with, carry and deploy the weapons they use to attack police officers have emerged in a just-published, 5-year study by the FBI.Among other things, the data reveal that most would-be cop killers:–show signs of being armed that officers miss;–have more experience using deadly force in “street combat†than their intended victims;–practice with firearms more often and shoot more accurately;–have no hesitation whatsoever about pulling the trigger. “If you hesitate,†one told the study’s …Read more […..]
Jury finds N.H. man guilty of killing officer
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A jury found Michael Addison, 28, guilty of capital murder this afternoon in the killing of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs, after more than 12 hours of deliberation over two and a half days. Addison’s case will now proceed to a sentencing phase, which will determine whether he will face the death penalty or be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.The verdict was announced to a packed courtroom, with Briggs’s family members and Manchester police officers filling all available courtroom seats and spilling into the lobby. Briggs’s two young sons, who have not attended …Read more […..]
Man held for investigation in St. Louis officer's murder
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — State troopers held a man Tuesday night they said was driving a car wanted in connection with the killing of University City police Sgt. Michael King.They would not confirm that the driver is Todd L. Shepard, 41, said by officers here to be the only man sought for questioning in the Halloween night ambush on the Delmar Loop. The police alert for Shepard was canceled after the arrest.Sgt. Dan Green of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass was nabbed about 2 p.m. on Interstate 70 in a rural setting in Lafayette County, near Kansas City. Green described it as a “routine traffic …Read more […..]
A SWAT officer’s last debrief
Lieutenant Michael Pigott recently responded to a call in New York City of a dangerous emotionally disturbed person. This call was hardly routine for Pigott, but certainly not unique. Nothing was routine about any of Pigott’s calls, other than the fact that up until this one, Lt. Pigott was routinely successful at what he did.Lt. Pigott was what some in law enforcement would describe as an honorable blue knight in black armor. He was a member of the highly acclaimed New York Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit. Pigott was not just a member – he was a unit commander.Pigott arrived on the scene, and …Read more […..]
Officers at Risk by Resisting Vests
More than one-third of police officers murdered last year were not wearing body armor, and law enforcement analysts estimate that up to half of all officers don’t wear bullet-resistant vests regularly while on duty.Trainers, police officials and equipment dealers say the FBI statistics tracking murdered officers represent only part of a troubling phenomenon at a time when police confront suspects armed with higher-powered weapons. They worry officers will be put at increased risk.The vast majority of the nation’s 700,000 officers own or have access to bullet-resistant vests, says Ed Nowicki, executive director of the International …Read more […..]
Police prepare for unrest
Police departments in cities across the country are beefing up their ranks for Election Day, preparing for possible civil unrest and riots after the historic presidential contest.Public safety officials said in interviews with The Hill that the election, which will end with either the nation’s first black president or its first female vice president, demanded a stronger police presence.Some worry that if Barack Obama loses and there is suspicion of foul play in the election, violence could ensue in cities with large black populations. Others based the need for enhanced patrols on past riots in urban areas (following …Read more […..]