UPI – by Andrew V. Pestano

ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 13 (UPI) — An undercover police officer was shot multiple times by another cop in Albuquerque, N.M., in a problematic drug bust attempting to arrest two suspects for selling $60 worth of methamphetamine.

The shooting took place in a McDonald’s parking lot. The undercover police officer was shot by Lt. Greg Brachle, an 18-year-veteran and the leader of Albuquerque Police Department’s narcotics unit.   Continue reading “Undercover cop shot by head of narcotics department in meth drug bust outside McDonald’s”

A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off. WBKO 13 News – by Jake Boswell

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) — A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off.

According to a civil lawsuit filed Friday, former Glasgow police officer Darrell Smith went into Barren Outdoors back in March and asked to see a .380 caliber handgun.   Continue reading “Former GPD Officer Files Lawsuit After Gunstore Incident”

KRQE 13 News – by Jeff Proctor and Matt Grubs

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – District Attorney Kari Brandenburg plans to file murder charges on Monday against the two Albuquerque police officers who shot James Boyd in the Sandia Foothills last March, according to multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of her decision.

It will mark the first time an APD officer has faced criminal charges for shooting someone in the line of duty in New Mexico’s largest city. APD has one of the highest rates of police shootings in the country, and Boyd’s death was the result of the most controversial in a series of 27 fatal shootings here since 2010.   Continue reading “Charges to be filed Monday against APD officers in Boyd shooting”

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BRIGHTON, Colo., Jan. 12 (UPI) — A line of non-impact, non-lethal projectiles for use by law enforcement and the military was introduced Monday by SmartRounds Technology LLC.

The ShockRound and a PepperRound are 18mm bullets designed for use with 12 gauge shotguns. Each features two solid state sensors — essentially a bullet-borne digital camera — that activate the bullet when it is fired and then activate the bullet miliseconds before impact.   Continue reading “SmartRounds intros non-lethal, non-impact stun projectiles for police”