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BREAKING NEWS
“[The pilot is] OK. The plane is a total loss,” Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said. “We can buy a new plane, but you can’t replace a great pilot”
NYPD
Former interim commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges Mayor Eric Adams and his allies promoted unqualified friends, buried misconduct allegations and punished whistleblowers
Off-duty Mass. officer shot in home by colleagues serving restraining order has LE license suspended
Kelsey Fitzsimmons was shot after an armed confrontation took place when three North Andover officers served her with an abuse prevention order filed by her child’s father
The police chiefs have been accused of charging $5,000 per person to make it appear as though an immigrant seeking a visa was the victim of a fictional armed robbery
Prosecutors say attackers used fireworks and anti-ICE graffiti to lure out unarmed corrections officers from Prairieland Detention Center before opening fire with rifles
“[The RTCC] reinforces our precision policing model: respond quickly, investigate thoroughly, identify correctly, arrest safely, prosecute successfully,” SPD Captain James Britt said
NYPD
The NYPD moved to fire 31 rookie officers after finding they were hired despite being found to be unfit during the hiring process; the PBA sued, temporarily blocking their termination
The Wingate Town Council approved the move in a 4-1 vote, citing long-term cost savings
The Dade County Sheriff’s Office said the K-9 was left in a vehicle with a malfunctioning air conditioner while temps were above 100 degrees, prompting changes to K-9 policies
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Officers’ alleged ICE welfare check at schools reveals confusion over 287(g) and local authority limits
A viral video raises a bigger question for police leaders: How do warning signs of bias go unaddressed — and what should agencies do now?
From crime concerns to cultural signals, public support for policing is rebounding
Incidents across multiple states point to recurring issues with overtime, supervision and internal controls
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
A confrontation with a non-compliant semi-truck driver highlights the dangers officers face when engaging drivers inside running vehicles and why an exit strategy matters
PRODUCT NEWS
Mayor Ed Murray ordered the police department to equip officers with body cameras, saying he doesn’t want any other serious uses of force to go unrecorded
Video shows the suspect fleeing across two lanes of traffic then jumping over a barrier and falling 19 feet
Lt. D. Heath Meyer was out of his patrol car putting out stop sticks when he was struck by a vehicle
Kevin Michael Kealoha was on the run from authorities when he stole a car at gunpoint at a California gas station and led deputies on a high-speed pursuit
Harry Marrison attempted to exit the vehicle multiple times, even after the deputy told him to stay inside
The drunk driver nearly struck the officer and another citizen’s vehicle
Video shows Caleb Blaylock grab the patrol car door frame with one hand while holding the knife in the other
Chief John Wiebold got out of his car in an attempt to contact the occupants of the suspected vehicle, when Erica Shales accelerated, striking Wiebold
About 17 percent of the pursuits that took place in the 12-month period beginning in October 2015 resulted in a collision
Police were responding to a call of children smoking marijuana in a car when neighbors interfered