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Albuquerque, NM – A New Mexico State Police officer saved his own life by applying a tourniquet to his leg after he was shot early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at about 2 a.m. on July 15 after the officer stopped a blue Honda sedan for speeding on Interstate 25 southbound near Avenida Cesar Chavez […]

Washington, DC – D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham has called for restructuring of the city’s rioting laws, after none of the 234 people arrested during Inauguration Day riots were successfully charged. “These are people that were involved in a riot. And whenever you have a riot you see fires burning, you see windows […]

Caldwell County, NC – A manhunt is underway for a driver who opened fire on a Caldwell County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop on Sunday night. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m., when the deputy initiated a traffic stop on the driver of a blue Toyota sedan on Cheraw Road near Pisgah Church […]

Chicago, IL – Chicago PD has released bodycam video on Sunday of the fatal officer-involved shooting of Harith Augustus (below.) The shooting happened in the area of 71st St and Chappel Ave at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday night. Chicago PD Chief of Patrol Fred Waller said Saturday that officers were working foot patrol when they […]

Kansas City, MO – Three Kansas City police officers have now been shot after a third officer was shot during the manhunt for a gunman. The Kansas City Star reports that the initial shooting happened near U.S. 40 and Manchester Sunday at around 12:15 p.m. Undercover and tactical officers were conducting an investigation when a […]

Jennings, LA – Waffle House’s corporate headquarters has issued an apology after four Jennings police officers were denied service at one of their restaurants on Saturday morning. “It’s sad when 4 police officers are refused service at Waffle House in Jennings…for the simple fact we are police officers,” Jennings Police Officer Ryan Courville said in […]

Kansas City, MO – Two police officers have been shot in Kansas City, and the gunman is still on the loose. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting happened near U.S. 40 and Manchester. The condition of the two shot officers has not been released at this time. The suspect was able to escape […]

Houston, TX – In an effort to recoup medical expenses incurred in the line of duty, the city of Houston hired an attorney to file liens on the estates of firefighters who were killed or seriously injured during the 2013 Southwest Inn fire. “When I saw it I immediately contacted…the fire department to see if […]

Alorton, IL – An Illinois mayor facing a felony charge for allegedly demoting a police sergeant who testified against her has been using a village-owned patrol vehicle to go about her daily business. “We did not approve that,” Alorton village Trustee Gwen McCallum told the Belleville News-Democrat. “It’s a perk of a mayor,” Alorton Mayor […]

Weymouth, MA – A Weymouth police officer is in “very critical” condition after being shot Sunday morning. Cassy Arsenault with NBC Boston reports that witnesses told her that the suspect was driving erratically before crashing into another car at around 7 a.m. The driver then fled on foot and got into a confrontation with the […]