Follow Law Officer, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/law-officer Sat, 29 Jan 2022 02:16:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8lcmFWfuXXo1RpWVnEcNkS Black Lives Matter activists in Canada are furious over the group’s recent $8.1 million cash purchase of a mansion in downtown Toronto that once served as the headquarters of the Communist Party of Canada. The U.S. based organization that was only recently granted non-profit status provided the bulk of the funding for the purchase of […]]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:34:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8lcmFWfuXXo1RpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8lcmFWfuXXo3KSkciKEY1s MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Michigan boy, 7, was accidentally run over and killed by a bulldozer that was being operated by his father, police said. The Michigan State Police said in a press release the tragedy occurred on Thursday at around 5:30 p.m. at a residence located in Maple Grove Township, Newsweek reported. […]]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:33:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8lcmFWfuXXo3KSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_95Os9AOlUFHMq2h3ehXEp COLUMBUS, Ohio — A police officer in Ohio is defending his decision to share bodycam video on his personal YouTube channel despite receiving multiple citizen complaints, ABC 6 reported. The YouTube channel operated by a Columbus police officer is called “Columbus Police Body Camera.” Hence, it shares bodycam footage of law enforcement encounters with citizens. […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:41:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_95Os9AOlUFHMq2h3ehXEp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_ijWFccsL95vdczOo_8W9B NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Law enforcement authorities in Tennessee released bodycam footage from an officer-involved shooting that took place on Thursday, when officers fatally shot a man who was walking along a Nashville interstate armed with a box cutter before he was struck, authorities have said. Landon Eastep, 37, was identified as the deceased suspect. He was agitated […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:24:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_ijWFccsL95vdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_wAtpqNYhtOLb9ICM-PHur SAN DIEGO — A San Diego police officer who was a uniquely talented forensic artist unexpectedly passed away earlier this month. He was honored during a Thursday memorial service for his dedication as a public servant. Gary Bowen was not only a San Diego police officer, but previously served as U.S. Navy corpsman alongside his […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:38:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_wAtpqNYhtOLb9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz-JWVgAebQG6W7fhEn5oRuR WHITTIER, Calif. – The assistant fire chief of the La Habra Heights Fire Department was taken into custody on Thursday. He is accused of impersonating a police officer and false imprisonment, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Timothy Peel was arrested in Whittier after he “impersonated a peace officer, conducted traffic stops, and […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:36:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz-JWVgAebQG6W7fhEn5oRuR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8Fn1ic8zC8Wum6srrLMsqK HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Vernon Green II is accused of killing a Virginia police officer in 2020. He’s been in custody since the homicide occurred. Now he’s suing the chief of the Newport News Police Department for excessive force and lack of training. Officer Katie Thyne was a Navy veteran and mother to a young toddler. […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:26:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8Fn1ic8zC8Wum6srrLMsqK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz--4nDCXrriXeQEmsPXZ5C9 You’ve probably seen news stories similar to these: Police Departments Seeing an Exodus of Cops, Demoralized Police Officers Resigning in Droves, and Unprecedented Policing Recruitment Challenges. At a time when crime has surged in cities across the country, an increased number of police departments are grappling with near-historic labor shortages. A reduced police presence has […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:38:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz--4nDCXrriXeQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz--4nDCXrriXReIF_fEM9tn HOUSTON – Police in Houston have launched a manhunt on Thursday afternoon after three police officers were shot, according to law enforcement authorities, Fox News reported. The suspects fled in a white Mercedes-Benz vehicle, according to Houston police. The shooting occurred in the 2100 block of McGowen Street. Initial reports from police was that officers were […]]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:25:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz--4nDCXrriXReIF_fEM9tn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz--4nDCXrriXSuZukmJ4mr4 WASHINGTON STATE – Navy SEALs have been forced to halt training at Washington state parks while a legal battle over their use winds its way through the court system. The Navy has used Washington state coastal parks for over 30 years for SEAL cold water training and other special operations exercises. Leaders say the area […]]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:36:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz--4nDCXrriXSuZukmJ4mr4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8xbNnv39DEKiVCAQLB0bf5 NEW YORK – The tires on six police vehicles, including those belonging to NYPD cruisers, were slashed on Wednesday during a vigil honoring fallen Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora who were gunned down by a domestic violence suspect last week, according to a report. The tires on four NYPD patrol units, an auxiliary van […]]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:08:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8xbNnv39DEKiVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8xbNnv39DEKoeLGixeGJZp COLUMBIA, S.C. – A jury has found a fired South Carolina police officer not guilty of assaulting a black man during a narcotic investigation. Former Rock Hill police investigator Jonathan Moreno was acquitted by the jury Wednesday of the misdemeanor assault and battery charge against Travis Price during a June 2021 traffic stop. The trial […]]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:14:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8xbNnv39DEKoeLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_DnqyrkMu1WZNaYRWadcX6 LANCASTER, Calif. – Detectives at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking public assistance to find a ruthless gunman who shot another man in Lancaster, then chased the victim down and shot him again multiple times while he was calling 911, according to KTLA. The suspect opened fire on an unsuspecting driver, identified as […]]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:13:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_DnqyrkMu1WZNaYRWadcX6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_DnqyrkMu1WS1Ly282xAAw SAN FRANCISCO – An Asian-American man who suffered a brutal attack in 2019 is suing progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, accusing him of mishandling the case against his assailants – who severely beat him, threatened him with a glass bottle and said, “I’m going going to kill you,” court papers show. Anh Lê filed the […]]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:55:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_DnqyrkMu1WS1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_eaD5dMaYY-KrkJyTkC_2b CHICAGO – An off-duty trooper of the Illinois State Police and a woman were found dead in a car on Chicago’s South Side on Monday. Both individuals had been fatally shot, the agency said. Trooper Antonio Alvarez, 30, and Amanda Alvarez, 31, of Chicago were discovered inside a personally owned vehicle and were both pronounced […]]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:15:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_eaD5dMaYY-KrkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8adIG9N7NwSyRFMxTa8z4W Jan. 26, 2022 CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico – The man accused of gunning down Cpl. Charles Galloway of the Harris County Constable’s Office, Precinct Five, has been captured in Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshal’s Office. The accused cop-killer was arrested in Ciudad Acuna, which is right across the border from Del Rio, Texas. Oscar Rosales, […]]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:06:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz8adIG9N7NwSyRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_4uX6Qz1ir2i3FFO_xyF25 HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A sergeant with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office was killed Monday in a hit-and-run crash during an off-duty motorcycle escort, the agency announced. Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez died in the collision, according to a Monday tweet by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The driver fled the scene but has since been located, the Washington […]]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:20:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz_4uX6Qz1ir2i3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz9xI7V8CJCqaQSngkwrdsok SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man who was a member of the Salt Lake City School Board pleaded guilty this week to enticing underage children to send him sexually explicit photographs and perform sexual acts via video chat. Joel Lehi Organista confessed to the crimes and formally pleaded guilty to one count of production […]]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:48:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz9xI7V8CJCqaQSngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz-zaBxN0t4TkeQEmsPXZ5C9 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A teenage girl in New Mexico was taken into custody and is facing a murder charge after a Snapchat-fueled hostage scheme ended with the would-be ransom payer shot and killed, according to police. Anna Bella Dukes, 18, was arrested Monday for her role in the February 2021 murder of former correctional officer […]]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:00:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz-zaBxN0t4TkeQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz-8tOUrVPU1jd6jHbRcHw3s MILWAUKEE – A sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin was shot multiple times after going into a foot pursuit that originated from a traffic stop. The suspect continued to flee the scene on foot after the shooting and law enforcement authorities are engaged in a manhunt. The deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of W. […]]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:50:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/77wITmurZz-8tOUrVPU1jd6jHbRcHw3s