Ottawa Police Investigating Officers Who May Have Supported Trucker Protests
Ottawa Police are investigating a small number of officers who may have supported the “Freedom Convoy” trucker protests that paralyzed the Canadian capital last month.
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Phoenix Police Chief: 5 Officers Shot, Wounded at Home
Five Phoenix police officers were shot and wounded after responding to a report of gunfire inside a home early Friday, including four who were shot while trying to take a baby to safety, Police Chief…
Lieutenant: Officers Should Have Intervened in Floyd Killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd’s civil rights should have intervened to stop fellow Officer Derek Chauvin when he had his knee on the Black man’s neck, the head of…
Capitol Police Deny Claim That Officers Spy on GOP
A year after the Jan. 6 Capitol rioting, Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated allegations from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies. The allegations are complicating the force’s…
Police: Gunman Kills 2 Virginia College Officers, Arrested
A gunman shot and killed two campus officers at a private college Tuesday, prompting a protracted campus lockdown and search before the suspect was apprehended, state police and school officials said.
30 Police Officers Shot in January, Up 67% From Last Year
There were 30 police officers shot in the line of duty throughout the United States in January, a 67% increase from the same month last year, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) reported on…
Six Police Officers Shot Nationwide Past Two Days
Six police officers nationwide were shot during the past two days.Three police officers were shot Thursday in Houston, two officers were shot in St. Louis on Wednesday, and a Milwaukee officer was shot Thursday night,…
3 Houston Police Officers 'All Right' After Being Shot; Suspect Chased
A man led Houston police on a chase Thursday that ended with him wounding three officers in a shootout, stealing a car and barricading himself in a house, authorities said.
BLM DC Complains Shot Police Officers Treated as 'Heroes'
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapter in Washington, D.C., criticized the media’s response to a police officer shot and wounded Sunday in the city, claiming officers are automatically treated as “heroes.”
No Plea Deals Offered to Three Other Officers in George Floyd's Death
Federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday that no plea deal would be offered to the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the death of George Floyd, ABC News reported on Wednesday.
Federal Judge Dismisses Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit by LA Police Officers
A lawsuit brought by Los Angeles police officers challenging the city’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandate has been dismissed by a federal judge who rejected outright the officers’ claims that…
Capitol Police Chief: '400 Officers Short of Where We Need to Be'
Reforms have made the Capitol Police better equipped to deal with a massive attack like that at the Capitol last Jan. 6, but the department remains far short of how many officers it needs, according…
Staffing Shortages Force NYPD to Order All Officers to Work Over New Year's
All uniformed members of the New York Police Department who were scheduled to be off for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day must now report to work. A departmental order canceling all scheduled days…
2021 Sees Record-High On-duty Deaths of Police Officers
2021 saw a record high number of on-duty deaths of police officers. The year’s estimates range between 358 and 477 officers dying in the line of duty, an increase of about 30% over previous years.
LA Mayoral Candidate Wants to Hire 1,300 More Police Officers
With crime rising amid calls to defund police and California Democrats working to reform policing, bail, and incarceration, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate is promising to expand the LAPD to 11,000 officers if he is…