Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefAssociated Press SOMERSET, Pa. — Police say a man who set up a drunken-driving checkpoint complete with road flares while pretending to be a Pennsylvania state trooper was drunk. Troopers say 19-year-old Logan Shaulis, of Somerset, parked his vehicle diagonally across state Route 601 and set up road flares […]
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Balitmore police commissioner defends patrol strategy amid violence
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefBy Justin George The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — Baltimore police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts on Tuesday defended his patrol strategy amid record violence while also saying all prisoner transport drivers have been retrained to prevent injuries in the wake of Freddie Gray's death. The commissioner spoke to City Council […]
Baltimore police union asks for emails, texts to investigate officer injuries after riots
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefBy Justin George The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — The Baltimore police union on Wednesday launched an investigation into how police and firefighters were deployed during the riots that rocked the city in late April. Union President Gene Ryan said "in the spirit of full transparency and cooperation" union members […]