http://www.officer.com Officer.com http://www.officer.com/news/10723103/colo-officer-struck-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver/news/10723103/colo-officer-struck-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver Englewood police officer Jeremy Bitner was struck by a suspected drunk driver early Monday morning and has died. Tue, 29 May 2012 17:37:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10723103/colo-officer-struck-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver/news/10723103/colo-officer-struck-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver http://www.officer.com/news/10722199/man-falls-to-death-from-crane-in-dallas-standoff/news/10722199/man-falls-to-death-from-crane-in-dallas-standoff Dallas police say a man who climbed a 150-foot construction crane at a college campus has fallen to his death, ending a 15-hour standoff. Tue, 29 May 2012 10:50:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722199/man-falls-to-death-from-crane-in-dallas-standoff/news/10722199/man-falls-to-death-from-crane-in-dallas-standoff http://www.officer.com/news/10722426/high-court-wont-review-police-stun-guns-use/news/10722426/high-court-wont-review-police-stun-guns-use The Supreme Court has decided that it will not review the appropriateness of stun guns used by police on suspects. Tue, 29 May 2012 09:56:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722426/high-court-wont-review-police-stun-guns-use/news/10722426/high-court-wont-review-police-stun-guns-use http://www.officer.com/news/10722179/maryland-deputy-wins-11-million-for-firing/news/10722179/maryland-deputy-wins-11-million-for-firing A federal jury awarded $1.1 million to a former Somerset County sheriffs deputy who claimed he was fired for complaining about being forced to doctor arrest reports. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:30:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722179/maryland-deputy-wins-11-million-for-firing/news/10722179/maryland-deputy-wins-11-million-for-firing http://www.officer.com/news/10722204/nyc-mayor-takes-shot-at-phillys-stop-and-frisk-policy/news/10722204/nyc-mayor-takes-shot-at-phillys-stop-and-frisk-policy In defending his city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pointed that Philadelphia's murder and violent crime rates increased after it was forced to changed its stop-and-frisk policy. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:25:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722204/nyc-mayor-takes-shot-at-phillys-stop-and-frisk-policy/news/10722204/nyc-mayor-takes-shot-at-phillys-stop-and-frisk-policy http://www.officer.com/news/10722177/motorist-dies-in-collision-with-cruiser-in-calif/news/10722177/motorist-dies-in-collision-with-cruiser-in-calif A 62-year-old man died Saturday night after his vehicle collided with a Fontana police car. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:15:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722177/motorist-dies-in-collision-with-cruiser-in-calif/news/10722177/motorist-dies-in-collision-with-cruiser-in-calif http://www.officer.com/news/10722205/calif-man-pulls-wallet-from-waist-killed-by-police/news/10722205/calif-man-pulls-wallet-from-waist-killed-by-police A 42-year-old Vallejo man was shot and killed by police early Monday after allegedly running toward an officer with what turned out to be his black metal wallet. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:12:58 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722205/calif-man-pulls-wallet-from-waist-killed-by-police/news/10722205/calif-man-pulls-wallet-from-waist-killed-by-police http://www.officer.com/news/10722176/charged-with-theft-ind-officer-turns-himself-in/news/10722176/charged-with-theft-ind-officer-turns-himself-in Former Logansport police officer Carlos Paul Leal was arrested on charges of theft including misuse of city-issued gas card and making a false claim on an operation funded by a federal grant. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:10:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722176/charged-with-theft-ind-officer-turns-himself-in/news/10722176/charged-with-theft-ind-officer-turns-himself-in http://www.officer.com/news/10722174/mobile-fingerprint-scanners-catch-on-with-fla-police/news/10722174/mobile-fingerprint-scanners-catch-on-with-fla-police In South Florida, a piece of cutting-edge technology is catching on with police and sheriff's departments -- a hand-held fingerprint scanner that can reveal a suspect's true name and criminal history within a minute. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:05:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722174/mobile-fingerprint-scanners-catch-on-with-fla-police/news/10722174/mobile-fingerprint-scanners-catch-on-with-fla-police http://www.officer.com/news/10722173/three-bodies-found-in-burned-tenn-home/news/10722173/three-bodies-found-in-burned-tenn-home Three people dead after a fire destroyed a trailer Saturday night in the Grassy Fork community of Cocke County were likely murdered. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722173/three-bodies-found-in-burned-tenn-home/news/10722173/three-bodies-found-in-burned-tenn-home http://www.officer.com/news/10722180/wash-robber-drops-phone-at-scene-of-theft/news/10722180/wash-robber-drops-phone-at-scene-of-theft Detectives are looking for a male suspect who left his cellphone at the Walmart in East Bremerton while fleeing from the store after an alleged theft. Tue, 29 May 2012 06:55:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722180/wash-robber-drops-phone-at-scene-of-theft/news/10722180/wash-robber-drops-phone-at-scene-of-theft http://www.officer.com/news/10722203/alleged-intoxicated-nh-motorist-nearly-hits-cruiser/news/10722203/alleged-intoxicated-nh-motorist-nearly-hits-cruiser A Middleton man was arrested in Ossipee after driving on the wrong side of the Spaulding Turnpike before nearly striking a police vehicle, evading law enforcement and crashing into a traveling motor home. Tue, 29 May 2012 06:50:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722203/alleged-intoxicated-nh-motorist-nearly-hits-cruiser/news/10722203/alleged-intoxicated-nh-motorist-nearly-hits-cruiser http://www.officer.com/news/10722168/missouri-officer-critical-after-shooting/news/10722168/missouri-officer-critical-after-shooting Officer Mike Vernon of the Florissant Police Department and an Iraq War veteran, was shot twice at about 3 a.m. Monday while investigating a reported burglary. Mon, 28 May 2012 23:28:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722168/missouri-officer-critical-after-shooting/news/10722168/missouri-officer-critical-after-shooting http://www.officer.com/news/10722166/mich-men-held-as-burned-shot-woman-recovers/news/10722166/mich-men-held-as-burned-shot-woman-recovers Two men are in custody in the abduction, burning and shooting of a woman who is nine months pregnant and survived the ordeal. Mon, 28 May 2012 23:08:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722166/mich-men-held-as-burned-shot-woman-recovers/news/10722166/mich-men-held-as-burned-shot-woman-recovers http://www.officer.com/news/10722162/mistakes-recalled-in-etan-patz-missing-boy-case/news/10722162/mistakes-recalled-in-etan-patz-missing-boy-case The scale of the investigation, the lack of a centralized database, and competition among officers are among the issues reported to have hampered the 1979 case. Mon, 28 May 2012 22:32:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722162/mistakes-recalled-in-etan-patz-missing-boy-case/news/10722162/mistakes-recalled-in-etan-patz-missing-boy-case http://www.officer.com/news/10722167/oklahoma-city-pd-sees-increase-in-female-recruits/news/10722167/oklahoma-city-pd-sees-increase-in-female-recruits The department's police academy recently welcomed its new class of 47 recruits, which includes 12 women -- the highest number of female recruits in 22 years. Mon, 28 May 2012 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722167/oklahoma-city-pd-sees-increase-in-female-recruits/news/10722167/oklahoma-city-pd-sees-increase-in-female-recruits http://www.officer.com/news/10722096/officials-inmates-rule-honduras-prisons/news/10722096/officials-inmates-rule-honduras-prisons Guards do not dare cross the painted, yellow "linea de la muerte" (line of death) into the inner sanctum run by prisoners, and prisoners do not breach the perimeter controlled by guards. Sun, 27 May 2012 23:51:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722096/officials-inmates-rule-honduras-prisons/news/10722096/officials-inmates-rule-honduras-prisons http://www.officer.com/news/10722112/ohio-police-arrest-babysitter-in-toddlers-death/news/10722112/ohio-police-arrest-babysitter-in-toddlers-death The babysitter reported toddler William Cunningham missing Friday but then recanted her story, and the child's body was found in a closet of the Cincinnati apartment. Sun, 27 May 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722112/ohio-police-arrest-babysitter-in-toddlers-death/news/10722112/ohio-police-arrest-babysitter-in-toddlers-death http://www.officer.com/news/10722113/ny-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-in-confrontation/news/10722113/ny-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-in-confrontation A Buffalo police officer was found blacked out on the street and a suspect shot at close range after a struggle early Sunday. Sun, 27 May 2012 23:31:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722113/ny-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-in-confrontation/news/10722113/ny-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-in-confrontation http://www.officer.com/news/10722115/suspect-caught-after-jumping-into-ohio-river/news/10722115/suspect-caught-after-jumping-into-ohio-river Maxwell J. Wiley was eventually apprehended when he reportedly jumped into the Ohio River in the Sciotoville area in an attempt to further evade law enforcement. Sun, 27 May 2012 23:17:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722115/suspect-caught-after-jumping-into-ohio-river/news/10722115/suspect-caught-after-jumping-into-ohio-river http://www.officer.com/news/10722114/pa-women-admit-to-killing-ohio-woman/news/10722114/pa-women-admit-to-killing-ohio-woman Two Cochranton women allegedly killed an Ohio woman and buried her body in a shallow grave near their residence recently. Sun, 27 May 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722114/pa-women-admit-to-killing-ohio-woman/news/10722114/pa-women-admit-to-killing-ohio-woman http://www.officer.com/news/10722067/miami-officer-shoots-man-chewing-victims-face/news/10722067/miami-officer-shoots-man-chewing-victims-face Witnesses said that the naked man continued his attack after being shot once, and the officer shot him several more times. Sat, 26 May 2012 23:47:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722067/miami-officer-shoots-man-chewing-victims-face/news/10722067/miami-officer-shoots-man-chewing-victims-face http://www.officer.com/news/10722066/birmingham-ala-officer-charged-in-arsons/news/10722066/birmingham-ala-officer-charged-in-arsons OfficerCurtis Thornton was arrested on two counts of second-degree arson, one of attempted arson and one of criminal mischief, and is a suspect in a string of additional fires. Sat, 26 May 2012 23:41:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722066/birmingham-ala-officer-charged-in-arsons/news/10722066/birmingham-ala-officer-charged-in-arsons http://www.officer.com/news/10722074/finland-gunman-kills-2-injures-7-in-random-shooting/news/10722074/finland-gunman-kills-2-injures-7-in-random-shooting The gunman killed a woman and man both aged 18 and critically wounded a 23-year-old female police officer who arrived at the scene. Sat, 26 May 2012 23:05:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722074/finland-gunman-kills-2-injures-7-in-random-shooting/news/10722074/finland-gunman-kills-2-injures-7-in-random-shooting http://www.officer.com/news/10722068/wva-police-find-four-bodies-identify-suspect/news/10722068/wva-police-find-four-bodies-identify-suspect West Virginia State Police believe the bodies are those of a missing man, his girlfriend and his two young children, and have named a suspect. Sat, 26 May 2012 23:01:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722068/wva-police-find-four-bodies-identify-suspect/news/10722068/wva-police-find-four-bodies-identify-suspect http://www.officer.com/news/10722069/la-police-search-for-missing-college-student/news/10722069/la-police-search-for-missing-college-student Officials are looking for a University of Louisiana student who has been missing for nearly a week after she was last seen on a bicycle in the early morning hours. Sat, 26 May 2012 23:01:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722069/la-police-search-for-missing-college-student/news/10722069/la-police-search-for-missing-college-student http://www.officer.com/news/10722064/new-york-state-trooper-dies-following-crash/news/10722064/new-york-state-trooper-dies-following-crash Trooper Amanda Anna, a six-year veteran of the New York State Police, was killed Friday night following a crash on County Route 37 in Hastings. Sat, 26 May 2012 22:49:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722064/new-york-state-trooper-dies-following-crash/news/10722064/new-york-state-trooper-dies-following-crash http://www.officer.com/news/10722033/ind-gunman-releases-hostages-kills-himself/news/10722033/ind-gunman-releases-hostages-kills-himself Officers believe the gunman shot himself twice in the head before SWAT members entered the building. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:53:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722033/ind-gunman-releases-hostages-kills-himself/news/10722033/ind-gunman-releases-hostages-kills-himself http://www.officer.com/news/10722024/suspect-charged-in-1979-etan-patz-murder/news/10722024/suspect-charged-in-1979-etan-patz-murder Pedro Hernandez, a churchgoing father now living in Maple Shade, N.J., was arrested Thursday after making a surprise confession in a case that has bedeviled investigators and inspired dread in generations of New York City parents. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:23:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722024/suspect-charged-in-1979-etan-patz-murder/news/10722024/suspect-charged-in-1979-etan-patz-murder http://www.officer.com/news/10722020/oregon-police-locate-mother-of-kids-abandoned-in-shed/news/10722020/oregon-police-locate-mother-of-kids-abandoned-in-shed The whereabouts of the mother had been a mystery since Thursday morning, when three small children were discovered abandoned with squatters at a vacant house. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:21:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/news/10722020/oregon-police-locate-mother-of-kids-abandoned-in-shed/news/10722020/oregon-police-locate-mother-of-kids-abandoned-in-shed