The Alvarado Police officer was shot in the neck; multiple people, some of whom were allegedly wearing body armor, fired shots when the officers arrived on the scene
Violent crime fell 6.7%, murders dropped 25.5% and burglaries reached the lowest level since 1966, according to KBI data
The city will now hold monthly police exams, waive application fees for a limited time and allow candidates as young as 20.5 to apply
An NYPD trial judge ruled the officer should be fired in the 2019 shooting of a man fleeing a traffic stop; Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the officer feared for his colleague’s life
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The man allegedly rammed a truck before Macon County deputies responded; he then drove away in an empty cruiser before using police equipment and a shotgun in a standoff
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