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Photos, videos: Police departments around the U.S. rally to help Lahaina town decimated by wildfires
Striking photos show once-vibrant neighborhoods reduced to ash and rubble; see how PDs are helping those in their time of need
The shared effort keeps local buyers and sellers safe
Officer Bob Stump was seriously injured in a vehicle crash two years ago, and a community wasn’t going to let that sacrifice be forgotten
A system overhaul will encrypt the frequencies used by nine city departments, preventing monitoring of the transmissions
Funding will be awarded based on certain criteria, including financial need and academic merit
“We’re not family. There’s no obligation to do this, but it just shows what kind of person he is,” said Officer Troy Biggs
The city will now begin the process of creating a team to handle nonviolent calls currently handled by police
The inaugural National Faith & Blue Weekend is set to take place October 9 to 11
Departments cited in the report largely agreed with its recommendations for tightening controls, reporting and supervision of overtime payments
The officers were honored at a city council meeting after they used their own money to help a pregnant woman in need earlier this month
A grant-funded behavioral health team will consist of 8 Buffalo Police officers and 4 social workers
Naeem Sarosh, a 35-year-old community service officer, was off-duty at the time of the incident
Interim Chief Michael Brunson said the victim had been with the agency for four years
Attendees wore “back the blue” shirts, carried American flags and applauded as police vehicles drove by
One of the women had her bicycle stolen and relied on it to get to work, the sheriff’s office said
The town manager ordered the flags removed from all Danvers Fire Department apparatus
When officers showed up, the apartment was completely devoid of furniture — including beds
The company amended its policy against political attire after a photo taken at a Kansas plant labeled a pro-police phrase ‘unacceptable’
His homeowner’s association changed course after the National Police Association hired a high-profile attorney to represent him
A photo shared by the agency shows the whole street illuminated in blue
The officer was so moved that a couple of days later he returned to the kids’ home with a box of their favorite frozen pops
Aerial video showed the paint appeared to cover portions of the word ‘blue’
Organizers said they obtained a permit from the city to complete the project
Social worker Kelly Pomplio says she helps with calls after the scene has been secured by a police officer
“It’s the evolution of our Crime Stoppers unit, moving into the 21st century,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said
Concerned about a spike in young people using meth or other illegal drugs, residents have vowed to confront suspected dealers en masse
Violence is not welcomed in Charlottesville,” the police chief said. “Intolerance is not welcomed in Charlottesville.”
Kansas City hasn’t had rangers in its parks in about 30 years, but when kids get out of school next year, the city hopes to have six officers ready
The gift of 75 coats embossed with the Mt. Juliet police patch each included a $50 gift card just in time to keep officers on their beats warm for winter
Officer Danny McWilliams gifted a therapy dog to the family of Officer Matt Edwards, who died after being shot six times