McLean Virginia October 13, 2023 A special grand jury in Virginia indicted a former police officer Thursday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a suburban shopping mall. Wesley Shifflett, a Fairfax County police officer assigned to patrol the busy Tysons Corner Center shopping mall at the […]
Philadelphia PA October 13, 2023 A Philadelphia police officer was killed and another wounded when the two tried to thwart a car break-in at the airport late Thursday. The shooting happened just after 11 p.m. when the two officers were parking in the garage before beginning their shift, The Associated Press reports. That’s when they […]
Albany NY October 12 2023 Three city police officers have been suspended, months after the police department launched an investigation into the pay of officers who worked a special security detail for the city’s housing authority. A police spokesperson confirmed Wednesday the officers were suspended for allegedly clocking in at the city Police Department at the […]
Baltimore County MD. October 11 2023 Baltimore County Public Schools recently announced that it will be installing a new active shooter solution across the district, according to a news release. The district will be partnering with active shooter and emergency notification solutions provider Omnilert to install the Omnilert Gun Detect platform across its 7,000 cameras, […]
Hampton VA October 9 2023 A VDOT safety service patroller was killed on impact in a two-vehicle crash on the shoulder of Interstate 64 in the early morning hours on Sunday, according to State Police. At about 1:17 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, the State Police Communications Center received a call about a two-vehicle crash on I-64 […]
Austin TX October 7 2023 A Texas school district announced it will form its own police department and equip its fleet with nine Tesla Model Y’s as cruisers, CBS Austin reported. The Eanes Independent School District board voted unanimously to spend $1.7 million on a new police department. The department will allow schools to comply with […]
Atlanta GA October 6 2023 A man accused of impersonating a Department of Homeland Security officer while handcuffing a man, who was subsequently involved in a car crash with his wife, and is facing charges, Atlanta Police said Wednesday. The incident was captured on body cam footage released on the APD’s Facebook page. Officers responded around […]
Knox County TN October 3 2023 A Tennessee deputy has died nearly a day after he was shot during a domestic disturbance late Sunday. Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Tucker Blakely, 29, and other deputies were responding to a domestic incident at 11:30 p.m., and Blakely was caught in a shootout with a 30-year-old armed suspect, who […]
Washington DC October 2 2023 D.C. leaders are feeling pressure to stop the violence as the city’s murder rate continues to climb at a staggering pace. A double homicide in Brentwood Wednesday night brings the number of homicides in D.C. to 212 so far this year, far outpacing previous years. More than 70% of those […]
Chicago IL October 2 2023 A high-ranking Chicago police commander faces demotion after allegedly working private security during a shooting incident at the White Sox ballpark. The controversy surrounding this dual role and its potential implications on the integrity of the police force is the issue. A Chicago police commander has been demoted after working as […]