Search and Rescue
The community caretaking doctrine requires the court to balance individual privacy interests and the need for the caretaking activity
Court authorizes warrantless entries into homes and seizures of persons and firearms when officers have objectively reasonable belief public safety is in jeopardy
“For them to risk their lives to pull him out — there is no award or enough thank yous,” the man’s wife said
Case reviews nonconsensual police entry into a private residence to arrest an occupant
Police say the woman was “seconds away” from being burned alive
Witness reports indicate Senior Constable Kelly Foster was sucked into a whirlpool while trying to help a younger woman
The nine-day manhunt ended at a West Virginia apartment complex Tuesday evening
State troopers used a ladder and rope to rescue the man from the frigid water
From a daring ocean rescue to taking down an active shooter, Officer Jonathan Wiese is grateful he’s lived up to his nickname: Johnny-on-the-spot
Sgt. Robert Ramsey was 12-year veteran of the department
The officer quickly realized flames were coming from the attic and helped firefighters evacuate the family
A 78-year-old man who crashed his car in New Jersey woods was rescued thanks to his loyal dog and an eagle-eyed off-duty cop
Officers responded after getting a call of a man running down the street yelling that he’d been kidnapped
The trial court ruled there may not have been probable cause, but if there was not, the good faith exception applied to save the search
Drones are becoming a key tool for the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office in documenting crime scenes, finding missing people and assisting with routine problems
New rules say officers must record detainees agreeing to a search if officers are making a stop without reasonable suspicion
Tulalip Tribal Police Officer Charlie Cortez disappeared into frigid water Tuesday night
Video shows Officer Carson Howard charging into a house that was consumed by flames
Mason City police officer Duane Kemna and K-9 Kilo found the 2-year-old safe and sound
The car was already engulfed in flames when Cpl. Pheng Ly pulled the woman out by her arms
New South Wales police search for a missing person near a remote village in the Australian bush
The man had fallen off a Jet Ski, police said
Officer Travis Hoguet is being hailed a hero after he saved a 4-month-old baby boy
Officer Matt Denton was shopping at Home Depot when he jumped in to perform CPR and save a man’s life
Bodycam video shows the officers using a battering ram to break down the door of the suspect’s apartment
Officer Neraasen received the hospital’s Pediatric Life-saving Award for helping a 1-year-old girl named Miracle
Officer Bill Wise was one of the first on the scene Tuesday night
Officer Sean Peek, a 15-year veteran of the department, was later found unresponsive at his home
A 5-year-old girl thanked the officers for ‘saving Christmas’ by helping Santa’s ‘reindeer’
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said the drone will be valuable in recovering evidence from the water and checking to see if people are trapped in a submerged vehicle
Here’s our latest roundup of stories about cops doing good across the nation
The girl was on a small raft when a gust of wind pushed her hundreds of yards from the beach
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