Category: officer

Officer Flagged Down by Frantic Parents Saves 9-Day-Old Baby’s Life Who Stopped Breathing

A routine patrol became a lifesaving mission for a Pennsylvania police officer when she was flagged down by frantic parents. The officer is now being hailed a hero after she ended up saving the life of their 9-day-old baby, who wasn’t breathing. Officer Kristin Mitrisin claims she was just doing her job that day. “You know,…


91-Year-Old Police Officer’s Upbeat Attitude Inspires Arkansas Community: ‘I Love People’

A 91-year-old Arkansas police officer is inspiring those around him with his upbeat work ethic and attitude of loving others. After having served in law enforcement for nearly five decades, police officer L.C. “Buckshot” Smith plans to keep on working. Despite his age, Buckshot is still on duty with the Camden Police Department, in the…


NJ Officer Fired Over Facebook Post Calling Black Lives Matter ‘Terrorists’

A New Jersey police officer who wrote that Black Lives Matter demonstrators are “terrorists” who “hate” police officers was fired from her job. Hopewell Township Police Officer Sara Erwin’s job was terminated via a unanimous vote last week after they accepted the recommendation of a hearing officer that she be fired, reported NJ.com. Police officer…


Missouri Deputies Kill Man Suspected of Shooting Officer

ST. PETERS, Mo.—A 21-year-old eastern Missouri man suspected of shooting a police officer was shot and killed when he fired several rounds at officers who were pursuing him, authorities said. Joe Robideau, of Troy, died after being shot Thursday evening, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office said. Robideau was a suspect in the shooting of a…


Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died From Strokes the Day After Capitol Breach: Medical Examiner

U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes stemming from a stroke a day after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, the D.C. Medical Examiner’s office confirmed on Monday, ending speculation he was beaten to death by pro-Trump rioters. Francisco J. Diaz, the chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C., told The Washington Post that Sicknick…


Capitol Police Officer Sicknick Died of Natural Causes From Strokes After Capitol Breach: Medical Examiner

U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, the D.C. Medical Examiner’s office confirmed on April 19, ending speculation that he was beaten to death by Trump supporters. Francisco J. Diaz, chief medical examiner for Washington, told The Washington Post that Sicknick…


Quick-Thinking Police Officer Uses Narcan to Save Toddler Who ‘Got Ahold of Some Fentanyl’ and Overdosed

A California police officer was in the right place at the right time when a frantic mother flagged down his patrol car. Her unresponsive toddler had been exposed to the opiate fentanyl. Officer Aaron Khamosh managed to revive the child using Narcan, a drug developed to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose. In a…


Father of Killed Boulder Police Officer Says He Would Be ‘Deeply Offended’ by Gun Control Proposals

The father of the Colorado police officer who was shot and killed during a mass shooting in a Boulder supermarket said his late son would be “deeply offended” by largely Democratic-led proposals to push gun control. “My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control. Before…


Father of Slain Boulder Police Officer Says He Would Be ‘Deeply Offended’ by Gun Control Proposals

The father of the Colorado police officer who was killed in the line of duty during a mass shooting in a Boulder supermarket this week said his late son would be “deeply offended” by largely Democratic-led proposals to push gun control. “My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used…


Police: New Mexico Charges Coming After Killings in 2 States

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Charges were imminent against a man suspected of killing his ex-wife and three others in New Mexico in a series of slayings that include the beating death of a New Jersey resident he claimed sexually abused him as a child, authorities said Monday. Investigators over the weekend searched a house where Sean Lannon, his…