Mass. officer shot by Sgt. improving

Sentinel & Enterprise BEVERLY, Mass. — Beverly police say friends and family have spoken to an officer who was shot by another officer and that his condition appears to be improving. Police said on their Facebook page Sunday that friends and family have spoken to Officer Jason Lantych and he appears to be doing OK. […]

NJ man who shot off-duty officer must pay $5.9M

Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — An off-duty New Jersey county sheriff’s officer who was shot and seriously wounded when he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute has won a $5.9 million civil judgment against the gunman. A judge recently awarded the money to Joshua Hahn and his wife after Billy Heisler — who was […]

‘Lucky’ NYPD officer survives head shot

UPI NEW YORK — New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said it’s a miracle that an officer shot in the base of the skull while chasing a homicide suspect is alive. "He’s one lucky man," Kelly said while visiting Bellevue Hospital where Officer Kevin Brennan, 29, was taken after being shot, The New York Post […]

Details in Calif. cop shooting: Best friend fired fatal shot

Associated Press SANTA MARIA, Calif. — When a police officer dies on the job, a department and a community mourn together. But not this week in Santa Maria, where they are too stunned and outraged. Officer Alberto Covarrubias Jr. was shot and killed early Saturday at the end of his shift working a DUI checkpoint. […]

NYPD: Officer shot self on duty

By PoliceOne Staff NEW YORK — A police officer committed suicide Thursday night while responding to a call in Queens, the NYPD said. Investigators say the 28-year-old officer was arguing with his girlfriend on the phone minutes prior to the shooting, according to CBS New York. His name is being withheld. The officer and his […]

SHOT Show 2012: Looking through the Trijicon AA-battery-operated ACOG TA02

Author: Dennis Haworth On Media Day at this year’s SHOT show, Trijicon had on display a new AA-battery-powered ACOG. The best way to describe the unit is that it is a battery-powered version of the ACOG TA01. Hence Trijicon named this new ACOG the TA02 ACOG 4×32 LED Scope. The unit has a single battery […]

SHOT Show 2012: Looking through the Trijicon AA-battery-operated ACOG TA02

Author: Dennis Haworth On Media Day at this year’s SHOT show, Trijicon had on display a new AA-battery-powered ACOG. The best way to describe the unit is that it is a battery-powered version of the ACOG TA01. Hence Trijicon named this new ACOG the TA02 ACOG 4×32 LED Scope. The unit has a single battery […]

SHOT Show 2012: Looking through the Trijicon AA-battery-operated ACOG TA02

Author: Dennis Haworth On Media Day at this year’s SHOT show, Trijicon had on display a new AA-battery-powered ACOG. The best way to describe the unit is that it is a battery-powered version of the ACOG TA01. Hence Trijicon named this new ACOG the TA02 ACOG 4×32 LED Scope. The unit has a single battery […]

SHOT Show 2012: Looking through the Trijicon AA-battery-operated ACOG TA02

Author: Dennis Haworth On Media Day at this year’s SHOT show, Trijicon had on display a new AA-battery-powered ACOG. The best way to describe the unit is that it is a battery-powered version of the ACOG TA01. Hence Trijicon named this new ACOG the TA02 ACOG 4×32 LED Scope. The unit has a single battery […]

Agent fatally shot at Puerto Rico gas station

By PoliceOne Staff PATILLAS, Puerto Rico — Agent Francis Crespo-Mandry was killed responding to a panic alarm at a gas station. A 24-year police veteran, Crespo-Mandry and another officer found two armed suspects robbing the gas station Wednesday, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Both suspects fired shots at the officers, who returned fire. […]