VIDEO: Police Shoot, Kill Hostage Taker

VIDEO: Police Shoot, Kill Hostage Taker

Irving police on Friday shot and killed an armed robbery suspect who had taken a woman hostage at a check-cashing store, the police department said. Officers responded around 1 p.m. to an armed robbery in progress at the Cash Store, after a store employee had triggered the alarm, ...
Final Tour: January 2016

Final Tour: January 2016

Four of our brother officers lost their lives during January, an absolute tragedy for their families and departments. In the aggregate, however, it marks a notable improvement over any January we’ve seen in more than 50 years. In fact, only once in the last 20 years have we seen a ...
FOP Data Breach Is No Joke

FOP Data Breach Is No Joke

[Author’s Note: I am in no way, shape, or form affiliated with this investigation. Any discussion of time frames or investigative procedure is based purely on openly available information.] Here's what we know. On January 28, 2016, an online actor known as TheCthulhu posted what he ...
Oregon Standoff: Five Arrested, One Dead

Oregon Standoff: Five Arrested, One Dead

During a traffic stop on Tuesday, police arrested five militia members, including leader Ammon Bundy, the group's leader. But the incident ended with LaVoy Finicum shot and killed. Although initially reticent, late Thursday police released video, shot from a plane, of the incident ...

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