Florida Reserve Officer Arrested Following Hit-and-Run Collision
A reserve police officer with the Miami Police Department was arrested following a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. Miami police spokeswoman Kiara Delva told WPLG-TV that 55-year-old Milton Roy...
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Mich. police deliver 100 Thanksgiving meals to families in need
By Jake May The Flint Journal FLINT, Mich. — As Michigan State Police troopers Katelyn Hammond and Steve Kramer walked up the driveway, Kevin Young was already standing in the doorway. His 1-year-old...
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2 Jewish cops sue Philadelphia PD claiming anti-Semitic acts by other officers
By Tommy Rowan Philly.com PHILADELPHIA — Two Jewish police officers have filed a federal lawsuit against the Philadelphia Police Department claiming a pattern of anti-Semitism by colleagues in their...
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Texas PD parodies 'Love Actually' in new safety video
By Candi Bolden Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas — A north Texas public safety department is getting attention for its “Love Actually” inspired safety video. On Tuesday, the Southlake...
View ArticleOfficials: Denver shooting that left 1 dead, injured 4 was gang-related
By Kathleen Foody Associated Press DENVER — The two men arrested in a downtown Denver shooting that killed one person and wounded four others were members of warring groups within the Crips gang,...
View Article2 Alabama Officers Wounded in Gunfight with Kidnapping Suspect
Officers responded to a call of a possible kidnapping in progress in the early morning hours on Wednesday. Upon arrival to the scene, they quickly came into contact with the suspect vehicle. According...
View ArticleMinnesota Police Shoot, Kill Reportedly Suicidal Knife-Wielding Man
Police in Stillwater (MN) responded to a call about a suicidal man wielding a knife in the very early morning hours on Wednesday, according to the Pioneer Press . Officers from Stillwater, Bayport, and...
View ArticleUtah Officer Replaces 76-Year-Old Grandma's Stolen Thanksgiving Dinner
When 76-year-old Tisina Wolfgramm Gerber discovered that the Thanksgiving dinner she had purchased for her children and grandchildren had been stolen from her parked car, she reluctantly called the...
View ArticleSan Francisco Police Stepping Up Foot Patrols in Gritty Neighborhood
Embed from Getty Images The so-called Mid-Market Corridor in San Francisco (CA) has long been a breeding ground for criminal activity—homelessness, aggressive panhandling, street fights, assaults, drug...
View ArticleFBI Announces Launch of National Use-Of-Force Data Collection
Embed from Getty Images The FBI on Wednesday announced that the official launch of the National Use-of-Force Data Collection will take place on January 1, 2019. At the request of major law enforcement...
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Acting AG: NYPD perhaps 'greatest police department on Earth'
By Matthew Chayes Newsday NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general credited the NYPD for the city’s record-low crime rate and called it “perhaps the greatest police department on...
View ArticleAla. chief: Attempted trooper killer has eluded cops 4 times in a month
By Ashley Remkus Alabama Media Group LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. — A man accused of trying to kill an Alabama state trooper has escaped from police pursuits in Lawrence County at least four times in about a...
View ArticleWash. police partner with crisis responders to help mentally ill, save tax...
By Emily Goodell Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. — Oftentimes, a person with mental illness or substance abuse issues who encounters law enforcement ends up in jail, rather than receiving...
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Border Patrol agent acquitted in teen's 2012 death
By Astrid Galvan Associated Press PHOENIX — An Arizona jury on Wednesday acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of manslaughter in the shooting of a Mexican teen through a border fence, another loss for...
View ArticleTrump Administration Gives Some Police Power to Troops Deployed at Southern...
Embed from Getty Images The Trump administration quietly issued a memo—signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump—allowing military troops deployed to the southern...
View ArticleOff-Duty Chicago Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Robber
An off-duty officer with the Chicago (IL) Police Department fatally shot a suspect who he said was trying to rob him on Thursday morning. Police said a second suspect is in custody, according to ABC...
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On a Dare, Arkansas Officer Joins High School Drumline at Football Game
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View ArticlePolice Agencies Deliver Thanksgiving Dinner to Needy Families
Police departments across the country spent some of the past few days delivering holiday joy—in the form of Thanksgiving dinner—to families who desperately need it. In McAllen, TX, police delivered...
View ArticleSeattle Officer Fired for Punching Handcuffed Woman Can Get Job Back
Officer Adley Shepherd—who was fired in 2016 by former Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole after he reportedly punched a handcuffed woman—can have his job back following a second investigation into...
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Ohio PD testing new technology to catch speeders
By Denise G. Callahan Dayton Daily News NEW MIAMI, Ohio — Drivers through New Miami may have noticed an unmanned vehicle snapping their picture. The vehicle is clocking their speed, but it isn’t...
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