Police News

1. Officer killed, 2nd badly wounded in western Pa.

   The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when the suspect opened fire

2. When the milk run goes bad: Are you ready for trouble off-duty?

   Use mental rehearsal to help prepare for off-duty incidents

3. NYC mayor ends COVID vaccine mandate for municipal workers, including NYPD cops

   Mayor Eric Adams said those fired for refusing to get immunized can reapply for their old jobs

4. Okla. judge: Banning guns for marijuana users unconstitutional

   Lawyers argued their client's Second Amendment right was violated by law that makes it illegal for "unlawful users of controlled substances" to possess firearms

5. South Carolina Sheriff promoted to state major general

   Leon Lott serves as Richland County sheriff and S.C. State Guard commander

6. 2 Ind. cops wounded after being shot at point-blank range; suspect dead

   The suspect fled on foot from officers as they were trying to handcuff him following the discovery of narcotics in his car

7. Anchorage PD's new policy now allows officers to carry naloxone

   A new seven-page policy stipulates that officers receive fire department training on how to administer it

8. Photo: Memphis officer consoles, talks 17-year-old from bridge's edge

   The officer learned the 17-year-old was contemplating jumping off the bridge due in part to the stress of becoming a new father

9. Woman hailed a hero for disarming gunman who went on rampage at D.C. Metro Station

   Once Shante Trumpet noticed the gunman's grip had loosed on the gun, she knew it was her time to act

10. Uncomfortable questions law enforcement must answer after the death of Tyre Nichols

    To demean policing rather than precisely identify its failures and limitations serves only to undermine progress