Manhunt Underway for Suspect in Ambush-Style Murder of Texas Sheriff’s Deputy
A Harris County deputy responding to a call of an armed robbery was shot and killed in Houston on Wednesday night. Deputy Fernando Esqueda, 28, was shot and killed after responding to an emergency call just after 10 p.m. The sheriff’s office believes Esqueda was ambushed. Esqueda was shot and killed after spotting and investigating […]
Florida bodycam shows suspect ‘deliberately hit’ Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy
Three days after a Florida sheriff’s deputy was released from the hospital after being hit by a suspect’s vehicle, the sheriff’s office announced three arrests following an investigation. “I am outraged that a human being would commit this type of violence against another human being in our great and special Tampa Bay community,” Hillsborough County […]
New Florida law establishes child custody exchange zones at sheriff’s office parking lots
A new law goes into effect in Florida on Monday that creates designated areas within sheriff’s offices where separated and divided custody parents can safely exchange children. Purple signs are being installed at sheriff’s offices across Florida to mark child interaction zones where parents can leave their children without fear of harm to themselves or […]
Sheriff’s deputy shot to death in ‘ambush’ while tracking stolen SUV in Detroit
A Detroit sheriff’s deputy was killed Saturday in what the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is calling an “ambush” while attempting to recover a stolen vehicle. “The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office tragically lost one of our heroes last night when Deputy Brad Reckling, one of our Auto Theft Unit investigators, was ambushed and killed during a […]
Michigan sheriff’s deputy shot dead in vicious ambush as community reels from ‘soul-crushing’ loss
A veteran Michigan sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in cold blood Saturday night when a cowardly driver of a stolen vehicle jumped out of his vehicle without warning and opened fire, authorities said. Bradley Reckling, a nine-year veteran of Detroit’s Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and married father of three, saw the burning vehicle and […]
Bodycam video: Deputy shoots 7 abandoned dogs, sheriff’s office says cop acted in ‘professional and most humane manner’
Shocking police bodycam footage shows the moment an Arizona deputy shot and killed seven stray dogs. Despite many local residents being horrified by the fatal police shooting, the sheriff’s office has defended the officers’ actions, saying they acted in a “professional and most humane manner” given the circumstances. Residents complained about an abandoned dog on […]
3 sheriff’s deputies wounded in ‘critical incident’ after shootout with suspect in Illinois
Three northern Illinois sheriffs were shot by a suspect Wednesday morning in a shooting in the state, authorities said. Police initially declared the incident a “major incident” but did not provide details about what happened. Multiple people were injured in what authorities called a “serious incident” shooting in a northern Illinois area on Wednesday. At […]
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot black airman Roger Fortson at home
A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who shot and killed a black air force soldier after he pointed a handgun at the ground at his home, saying the deputy’s life was not in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden has fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who […]
Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed airman is fired
A Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an Air Force soldier in his home earlier this month has been fired. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that it had fired Deputy Eddie Duran after an administrative investigation found that his use of deadly force in the death of Roger Fortson was “objectively unreasonable.” “The […]
Male, 15, tries to carjack sheriff’s deputy as swarming crowd kicks, punches patrol vehicle amid street takeover, police say
During a street takeover earlier this month, a 15-year-old boy tried to steal a deputy’s vehicle while members of a crowd punched and kicked it, police said. The boy allegedly opened the driver’s door of a San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department vehicle and “attempted to pass a deputy and patrol officer” at an intersection in Highland. […]