Teacher, reserve officer, apologizes for accidentally firing gun in classroom
By Corina Knoll and Alene Tchekmedyian Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The Monterey County high school teacher who accidentally fired a gun during a lecture on “public safety awareness” has publicly...
View ArticleElected officials outraged after admitted cop killer gets parole
By Kayla Simas Staten Island Advance, N.Y. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York State Parole Board’s decision to release admitted cop killer Herman Bell from prison has outraged lawmakers and city...
View ArticlePolice: 4 people helped hide man after killing of Ky. officer
By Karla Ward Lexington Herald-Leader LEXINGTON, Ky. — Four people are charged with hindering prosecution in connection with the shooting of a Pikeville police officer. On Thursday, John Russell Hall,...
View ArticleArkansas County Locates School Shooting Hoax 9-1-1 Caller With Solacom...
Public safety and law enforcement officials in Marion County, AR, were able to quickly identify a 9-1-1 call about a school shooting as a hoax — and apprehend the caller — by locating the caller using...
View ArticleFederal Premium Receives Five-Year Duty Ammunition Contract from Norway,...
Federal Premium has secured a significant ammunition contract with the Swedish Police Authority, Danish National Police and Norwegian Police. These forces have committed to a five-year contract...
View ArticleCar crashes into Fla. sheriff's office substation
Associated Press PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Florida deputies didn’t have far to travel when responding to a car wreck because it crashed into a sheriff’s office substation. A Broward Sheriff’s Office news...
View ArticleBoy with brain tumor named honorary Calif. cop
By PoliceOne Staff SUNNYVALE, Calif. — A police department made a young boy’s dream come true. Myles O’Connell, 7, was recently diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, an inoperable and...
View ArticleKy. detective dies after suffering heart attack
By PoliceOne Staff GLASGOW, Ky. — A Kentucky sheriff’s office is mourning the loss of one of their own after a detective died unexpectedly while on duty. According to Deputy Mike Houchens, Detective...
View ArticleFla. officer shot, wounded while serving warrant
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida police officer has been shot and wounded while serving an arrest warrant at the home of a man facing charges for making violent threats to his family. Tampa...
View Article7 common active shooter training mistakes
Author: Jim Morrissey Active shooter training exercises are becoming more commonplace across the country, but without proper planning, well-meaning exercises may leave responders no better off than...
View ArticlePackage Bomb Bound for Austin Explodes in FedEx Plant
A package exploded at a FedEx distribution center northeast of San Antonio shortly after midnight Tuesday. NBC’s Pete Williams is reporting investigators have a “pretty good indication” that the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Deputy Dies of Medical Event while Working Off Duty
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View ArticleKansas Billboards Call for Charges Against Officer Who Killed Man After...
Four billboards have appeared in Wichita, Kansas; all of them bearing the same somber message: “Andy Finch is dead. If you believe in justice, it’s time to file charges.” In December, a Wichita police...
View ArticleMan Arrested After "One-Pot" Meth Lab Found in Indiana White Castle
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View ArticleNew York Lawmaker Wants Parole Board Members who Freed Cop Killer Removed
Gov. Andrew Cuomo must remove the state Board of Parole members who voted to free cop-killer Herman Bell, state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan has demanded. “Herman Bell is a callous and depraved...
View ArticlePolice: Latest Austin blast not tied to others
By Paul J. Weber and Will Weissert Associated Press UPDATE 8:28 p.m. (PST): Police say someone dropped off a box containing an artillery simulator at an Austin Goodwill that detonated, injuring an...
View ArticleLEO helps reunite homeless man with his birth mother after 65 years
By Alyssa Pereira San Francisco Chronicle ALAMEDA, Calif. — Sixty-five years after his teen mother made the difficult decision to give him up for adoption, Mick Myers has been reunited with her, thanks...
View ArticleArmed SRO stopped Md. school shooting, 2 students shot
By Matthew Barakat and Jesse J. Holland Associated Press GREAT MILLS, Md. — A teenager with a handgun shot and critically wounded a girl inside a Maryland school on Tuesday and the shooter was killed...
View Article5 things to know about Md. SRO Blaine Gaskill
A school shooting at a Maryland high school Tuesday morning was stopped by an armed school resource officer who intervened by confronting the gunman. After news came out about Deputy Blaine Gaskill,...
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