Search and Rescue
A court rules that an officer was justified in handcuffing a subject during a detector dog sniff
It is proper for an officer to conduct a cursory inspection of adjoining spaces without probable cause or reasonable suspicion
Assessing the totality of the circumstances, a court holds the plain view exception applied and the officers’ search of a vehicle was lawful
“There was an oncoming train rapidly approaching the station,” the NYPD tweeted. “Officers sprang into action and without hesitation pulled him off the tracks”
Video shows Sarasota PD Officer Michael Skinner using his boat to push the runaway boat into a sea wall before climbing in, cutting the engine and rendering aid to the man
“This is a friendly dog, he found you! We’re gonna get you home, OK?” Greenwood Village Police Department Officer Austin Speer told the woman
The home shown in the Houston Police officer’s body camera video is almost completely submerged in murky water
“We’re right here! We’re not going anywhere!” officers with the Emergency Services Unit assured the woman
“I wasn’t letting Eli out of my sight,” Officer Ashley Bergersen. “So when I put him on that gurney, I knew I was gonna...be with him until they told me to go home”
Trooper Tanner Harrison rescued a child, who was unresponsive after falling into a pond, by providing first aid until they regained a pulse
Someone acting nervous or attempting to hide can still be “relevant context” for officers, but those actions alone do not constitute “reasonable suspicion of criminal activity,” the Court ruled
“As soon as we heard the first kind of cry, a little cry or sigh, I was just kind of like, oh man, I’m glad that [he’s] breathing now,” Sergeant Michael Filandro said
Retired South Bend Police Lt. Gene Eyster knew the boy as “Baby Jesus,” because he was found days before Christmas
“… The actions of those who pulled this motorist from the burning car demonstrates the importance...of people throughout Minnesota looking out for each other,” Lt. Jill Frankfurth stated
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Betsinger fell from the boat when it hit a rogue wave; Kyle Purvis, Cody King and Brandon Keller pulled him from the water
The court stated that using the suspect’s thumbprint required no mental exertion on his part and fell into the same category as a blood test taken at booking
“There’s no training scenario I’ve been through to just run into a lake, but I know that if it was my family or my daughter, that’s what I’d be doing. Just going in there — it’s just an instinct,” Tacoma Officer Steve O’Neal said
Troopers manned a hoseline to fight a well-advanced house fire
The man had fallen 50 to 60 feet from a trail in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said
Detective Michael Harton, who is also trained as an EMT, performed life-saving measures on baby “Tooka” when she stopped breathing; he has maintained a relationship with her family ever since
Law enforcement agencies in New Jersey, Mississippi, Florida and New York helped the ASPCA rescue the animals
Three officers hoisted the unconscious woman from the water and lifted her to the sidewalk, where she was given CPR
Six workers who were filling potholes near the middle of the bridge are missing and presumed dead; police believe no commuters were lost in the collapse
The deputy, who was identified in a post on the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page only as Deputy Aviña, helped the woman and others evacuate after two homes caught fire
K-9 Zeppelin dangled from his leash before Deputy Lauren Donaldson pulled him back over the barrier
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene while the baby and a passenger who said he was the child’s father were taken to the hospital
The suspect stole a pickup truck with a sleeping 2-year-old inside; officers found and consoled the child, offering him a dinosaur story book
While climbing the slippery bridge, Lt. Hak Kim was able to persuade the woman to tell him her name and to sit down; she eventually climbed back down onto the roadway
The car caught fire after the 14-year-old driver crashed into a light pole while evading a traffic stop; a third teenager in the back seat was killed in the fire
This is the fifth child K-9 Kuno and Deputy Eric Calhoun of the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office have located
“We’re not paramedics, we’re not firefighters, we’re not EMS, but oftentimes we find ourselves [at the scene] first and we have the opportunity to save a life,” Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill stated
The team obtained a search warrant based on “Find my iphone” pings that a victim in a theft case provided; the woman whose home was searched was not found to be involved in the theft
Officers Jason Wright and Dalton Schroeder used a combination of back blows and pumps on a LifeVac device to clear 4-year-old William’s airway
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