Ala. governor announces trooper pay raises amid statewide 'retention crisis'
By Zaz Hollander Alaska Dispatch News MEADOW LAKES, Ala. — A pay increase is coming to hundreds of Alaska State Troopers to try to keep them from leaving the job. Flanked by blue-shirted supervisors,...
View ArticleFla. man flings 'holy blood' at deputy
By Justin Trombly Tampa Bay Times BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A Palm Bay-area man flung his cut-up hand at a Hernando County deputy while being arrested Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office said, telling him to...
View ArticleCalif. BART system ends emergency police patrols started after wave of violence
By Rachel Swan San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — BART has ended emergency police patrols that it began after the fatal stabbing of a young woman on a train platform in Oakland, and switched to a...
View ArticleControversial Calif. UOF bill shelved for the year
By Alexei Koseff Sacramento Bee SAN DIEGO — A controversial legislative proposal to limit when police can use deadly force in California will not move forward this session. Senate President Pro Tem...
View ArticleHow police can benefit from open data
Sponsored by Amazon Web Services By Laura Neitzel, PoliceOne BrandFocus Staff The concept of “open data” may raise an eyebrow for a law enforcement officer whose job is to keep people and property...
View ArticleCost-Effective Drone Solutions Can Help Police Save Lives
There is wide agreement that drones have been a game-changer in the fields of law enforcement and search and rescue. From locating missing persons, traffic collision reconstructions, real-time...
View ArticleSILVER ALERT-Samuel Contreras-Active
On 8/31/18, at 0700 hours, Samuel Contreras 84 years old, with suspected dementia left 2200 W San Angelo #1126 in Gilbert, AZ on foot. Samuel failed to return and his daughter, Maria Contreras,...
View ArticleMontgomery County Enhances 911 Communications With AT&T
Montgomery County, MD, is enhancing its 911 communications with AT&T ESInet. The county recently joined others in the National Capital Region and selected the service from AT&T. The solution...
View ArticleFederal Premium Adds New Gold Medal Loads
Federal Premium has expanded its Gold Medal rifle ammunition line with hot new loads in 6.5 Creedmoor and 6mm Creedmoor. This includes various new loadings of 6mm Creedmoor 105-grain Berger Hybrid and...
View ArticleSilver Alert-Lonnie Townsend-Active
Lonnie left for a walk at 0700 on 8/31/18, from his daughter’s residence. The area is surrounded by desert. Tracks were found leading towards the Anthem Area in a wash. He suffers from dementia. A...
View ArticleSilver Alert-Marion Apolinar-Located
Surprise, AZ Mr. Marion Apolinar was located on 9/2/18 at 0700 hours. The Silver Alert is Cancelled. (September 1, 2018) The Surprise Police are currently seeking the public’s assistance in...
View ArticleFamily of Calif. cop adopts baby born to homeless mother
By Chris Smith The Press Democrat SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Law-enforcement officers go to court all the time. Typically they don’t beam as if in a state of grace throughout the proceedings and leave the...
View ArticleLawsuit against ex-Calif. LEO who fired shot in front of teens dismissed
By Alma Fausto The Orange County Register ANAHEIM, Calif. — A federal lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage boy, detained after an Anaheim confrontation with an off-duty Los Angeles police officer...
View ArticleNY cops injured, K-9 killed in crash after vehicle flees DWI checkpoint
By Deon J. Hampton Newsday RIVERHEAD, NY — A police dog with the Riverhead Town Police Department died and two officers suffered nonlife-threatening injuries early Sunday after a vehicle fled a...
View ArticlePa. man who shot two state troopers sentenced
By Andrew Scott Pocono Record EASTON, Pa. — Daniel Clary, 22, of Effort, was sentenced Friday in Northampton County Court to 53 and a half to 110 years in state prison for the attempted murders of two...
View ArticleMass. LEOs treated for opioid exposure after responding to overdose
By Kristin LaFratta MassLive.com STERLING, Mass. — Two Sterling Police officers and one Massachusetts State Police trooper were treated for opioid exposure after responding to a fatal overdose in...
View ArticleHelicopter Video Captures Gunfight Between Texas Trooper and Suspect
VIDEO: Helicopter Video Captures Gunfight Between Texas Trooper and Suspect” Video of a harrowing incident involving a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper that occurred in February has just been...
View ArticleOfficer Injured, K-9 Killed in Collision During Pursuit
A police officer with the Riverhead (NY) Police Department was injured and a K9 died in an incident that started at a DWI checkpoint on Sunday morning, according to RiverheadLocal.com . Officers...
View ArticleOhio Officer Forced to Shoot K-9 Partner During Attack in Training
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