Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief Columbia Daily Tribune FULTON, Mo. — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man in the doorway of a trailer Monday morning after the man allegedly pointed a weapon in their direction. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Callaway County Sheriff's Department…
Chimpanzee cops were the first police officers
Indo-Asian News Service LONDON — Some of the high ranking chimps practically uphold the 'law of the jungle' and maintain peace among warring groups and individuals of their kind, says a new study. They may not wear helmets and carry handcuffs, but chimps engage in impartial 'policing' of conflict, according…
Calif. K-9 found emaciated in former officer’s yard
Author: Garey McKee By Julie Copeland Santa Cruz Sentinel A former Watsonville police dog has been seized by the SPCA for Monterey County, and its owner, a former Watsonville police officer, is facing charges. The severely emaciated and dehydrated dog, a German shepherd, belonged to former Watsonville officer Francisco Ibarra….
Former cop convicted of trying to kill 4 officers
Author: Dr. Michael Asken By Tina Sfondeles Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — A former Chicago cop has been convicted of trying to kill four police officers even though he was shot 28 times by police during a West Side traffic stop. A jury Friday found Howard Morgan, 61, guilty on attempted…
NYPD: Officers kill armed man reacting to robbery
By Tom Hays and Colleen Long Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York Police Department officer shot and killed a man who had apparently armed himself with a loaded revolver to defend his brother during a holdup of a home where drugs were later recovered, police said Friday. Duane…
Obama’s uncle seeks police officer’s driving record
By Denise Lavoie Associated Press BOSTON — A lawyer for President Barack Obama’s uncle, an illegal immigrant from Kenya who is charged with drunken driving, said Wednesday that he will ask prosecutors to turn over the driving record of the police officer who stopped him. Onyango Obama, 67, the half…
2 Tenn. officers involved in fatal shooting at Walmart
By Hayes Hickman Knoxville News-Sentinel KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A suspected shoplifter was fatally shot by police when he allegedly pulled a handgun on an officer inside a Walmart in South Knoxville on Tuesday night. The two Knoxville Police Department officers involved had responded at approximately 6:42 p.m. to an initial…
FDIC: Actions Against Former Officers of United Commercial Bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced that it is seeking to remove and prohibit from further participation in the banking industry ten former officers of United Commercial Bank, San Francisco, Calif. View full post on CUInfoSecurity.com RSS Syndication View full post on National Cyber Security
Chicago’s top cop to put more officers on street
By Fran Spielman Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel claimed Thursday to have delivered on his campaign promise to put 1,000 more police officers on the street amid confusion about new police hiring. After joining Emanuel in announcing the redeployment of 138 more officers, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said…
Federal grant will pay for 25 Calif. officers
By Matthai Kuruvila The San Francisco Chronicle OAKLAND, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded Oakland a $10.7 million grant that will enable the city to hire 25 police officers for three years, bolstering a force that was stripped of dozens of officers last year because of budget…
