Patrol Issues
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From hazard mapping to resource deployment, AI is changing the way agencies prepare for major incidents
By integrating DFR operations into its real time information center, Elk Grove PD is enhancing situational awareness, community trust and officer safety
As law enforcement continues to combat the fentanyl crisis, advancements in drug detection technology promise new safety standards for officers in the field
Earlier this month, a suspect ignored police commands, pulled a firearm and fired multiple rounds from close range toward officers
The encounter began when the suspect took a 3-year-old boy and fled in a pickup truck, leading to a hourslong standoff
These people suck the life out of a room and your spirit
Drivers can consent for auto manufacturers to provide officers with their vehicle’s tracking details
Kevin McMahill offered drones as a quicker way to respond to ShotSpotter notifications in chronic hotspots
Retail, commercial crime ‘totally gotten out of control': Calif. city mulls options to curb offenses
Proposed changes include adding some detectives focused on retail and commercial crimes to a unit focused on quality-of-life problems
“There’s a belief that if you touch fentanyl that you could receive a lethal dose or you could get exposed to fentanyl to the skin ... I’ve never heard of a case of that happening.”
More than 3,000 people are living without shelter in Portland, a 50% jump from 2019, with more than 700 encampments across the city
The Cops, Cameras, and Care plan will use money from the state’s public emergency fund to put more NYPD and MTA officers at strategic subway stations
The errant shot was the result of an undercover sting operation by Miami Beach police, who were tailing a murder suspect
The civilian saw police struggling with a “large” suspect and felt the “person was getting the best of the two officers”
Sunrise over Walker County, Ala., as a deputy monitors interstate traffic
Police were in a hourslong standoff with the man before shots were fired, after his mother called 911 to report he was vandalizing a vehicle
It appeared the men were loading hurricane debris into bags until a deputy spotted the single dollar bills that once hung inside the restaurant
The former cop was walking down a NYC street when he felt a “a hard shot” on the side of his head before the assailants fled
Sophia King also wants the police department’s work schedule compressed to address concerns officers do not have adequate time off
The man has racked up six filming-related court cases since he began showing up at police scenes in 2021, live-streaming officers as they conducted investigations
The armed suspect allegedly shot another individual during an argument at a gas station and fled the scene before encountering the officers
As officers attempted to secure a stolen dirt bike, patrol cars were kicked, windshields broken, and objects thrown at the LEOs
The report identified flaws including haphazard deployment based on gut decisions, outdated technology and using sworn officers to perform admin tasks
New legislation comes after the NYPD reported catalytic converter thefts have almost quadrupled in 2022
Tyson Shawn Jordan Hampton is facing 27 felony charges after fatally shooting Officer Truong Thai during a domestic disturbance call
The suspect fired 18 shots that an official described as an “AK-47 pistol,” which penetrated the officer’s ballistic vest
The pursuit began when the suspect was identified by police driving a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a local Walmart
One individual jumped on the hood of the patrol car, while another began slamming a speed limit sign into the side of the vehicle repeatedly
As an officer approached to investigate a stolen vehicle report, the occupants quickly drove off, running over the officer in the process
The mandate is the latest initiative aimed to make riders feel safer as subway crime remains up from pre-pandemic levels
Police offered to transport the suspect to a local hospital just before he lunged toward an officer with a knife
The proposal request states the city wants to know how big the division of police needs to be to “effectively and efficiently serve” Cleveland
Law enforcement officers and paramedics regularly encounter profoundly agitated patients and need the medications to treat those patients as well as the support of their organizations
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