Ceremony honors sheriff’s personnel
Inyo County residents were afforded a rare glimpse this week of the internal honor code and hierarchy of the cadre of men and women sworn to protect them.
Virtually every available sheriff’s deputy was on hand Thursday for a formal promotion and inspection ceremony that was equal parts pomp and circumstance, and rigid discipline.
In addition to conducting a formal personnel inspection, Sheriff Bill Lutze and other administrative officials promoted two deputies for their outstanding service and welcomed two new recruits into their ranks.
The day’s ceremony kicked off with an all-deputy inspection by Sheriff Lutze, who scrutinized each deputy’s uniform and general appearance.
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Police Officers React Following Poplawski Verdict
It was just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday when word spread that the jury in the trial of Richard Poplawski had reached a verdict.
Pittsburgh Police in the downtown area rushed to the Allegheny County Courthouse, wanting to hear what the jury of five women and seven men had decided after about three hours and 15 minutes of deliberation.
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Ride honors slain officer
More than 300 motorcyclists from across Oregon converged on the Sweet Home Police Department on Saturday morning, a pit stop on a 248-mile ride in memory of Chris Kilcullen, a Eugene police officer who was killed April 22 in the line of duty.
Kilcullen’s badge number was 248, Springfield police officer Brian Antonen said.
“Originally, I thought we’d get a few guys together and raise a couple hundred bucks for his family,” Antonen said. “It kind of exploded.”
The ride started in Eugene, stopped in Sweet Home, proceeded on to Sisters and returned to Springfield on Highway 126, where riders had the opportunity to pay their respects at Kilcullen’s roadside memorial.
SWAT lieutenant ready for new role
Amarillo Police Lt. Erick Bohannon has generally kept such a low profile outside police circles that people are at a loss when asked to describe his personality or even what he looks like.
Colleagues say don’t be fooled.
The man, who will take over the leadership of the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit on Monday, has an outstanding reputation among his coworkers.
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K9 Officer Assists in Drug Bust
Two men were arrested last week in Wise after a Roanoke police drug dog sniffed out $16,000 worth of marijuana in a package disguised as a shipment of potato chips.
The six empty potato chip bags had been stuffed with weed and packed in the box, bound for Wise, said Wise Police Chief Tony Bates.
The box was discovered in Roanoke on June 15 after the Wise postmaster alerted postal inspectors to a series of suspicious packages that had been picked up by students from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise between January and April, according to a search warrant filed in U.S. District Court.
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Tagalong at a SWAT Training Exercise
it’s the elite team trained to handle things like hostage situations, stand offs, and large scale dangerous crime scenes.
The officers that make up Gilbert’s team have to undergo intense training, and we got an inside look at just how they prepare.
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Wyoming man, choking on pork chop, saved by state troopers
A Wyoming man choking on a pork chop was saved by two Indiana State Police troopers Monday evening, according to the agency.
The two troopers were taking a break at a Griffith restaurant about 8 p.m. and found Daniel Mulholland, 55, unresponsive and slumped over after a woman near them started screaming.
NYS Park Police Officer Speaks About Rescue
Monday afternoon, a Lieutenant with the New York State Park Police spoke for the first time since he and another officer were rescued when their boat ran aground just 1,000 feet from the horseshoe Falls early Saturday morning.
Since 1984, Lt. Patrick Moriarty has been rescuing people from the brink of Niagara Falls, but around 4 a.m. Saturday 
morning, for the first time, he found that he was the one in need of rescuing.
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