Search and Rescue
The court determines if law enforcement completed a lawful detention though the traffic stop was extended
The continuing validity and constitutionality of stop and frisk depends on lawful execution of the practice
A recent case demonstrates the exigent circumstances doctrine in a warrantless search and seizure of evidence
“Without even thinking of his own safety, Deputy Yerby rushed to the burning car and saved the woman. If he had hesitated even a second or two, the victim likely would have been killed,” Sheriff Johnson said
“I could hear his screams … my priority was to save this man. To get him out as soon as possible,” Officer Truong said
One suspect was killed in a shootout with officers and the other was arrested; the victim was uninjured and one officer sustained a non-life threatening injury
“It’s a good feeling knowing that she’s going to live and hopefully keep her leg,” Deputy Tiffany Kagle said
Deputy Jacob Cook drove his cruiser at more than 100 miles per hour to reach and save Alyra Jones
The teen was safely reunited with her mother, but that outcome required quick coordination between at least six law enforcement agencies in two states within 27 hours
“We couldn’t spend too much time negotiating and risk the safety of the child,” Lt. Jennifer Kohrell said. “The actions of the officer saved the child’s life”
The court rules that the officers had no reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry frisk in this recent case
“Sgt. Ashley Harkins swiftly and skillfully climbed over the safety fence, putting herself in a perilous position on the narrow ledge above the chilly, flowing river,” State Police wrote in a statement
“You have to take what you have within your training and your plans and improvise — kind of call an audible and put it to work,” said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia
Body camera footage from the October incident shows the officer moving toward the car as explosions erupt
Three deputies with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office pulled a driver out of the car, which was “fully engulfed in flames”
Officers Jonathan Valle and David Carnarte rescued the man with the help of a good Samaritan
“We’re just incredibly grateful,” the woman said. “It was just a pure blessing that they were there”
“You hear that all the time, ‘Hey you helped me out, you saved me’ … but this is one of those few times, had they physically not been there, I’d be dead,” Officer Dean Alexander said
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The video shows officers evacuating homes and businesses, taking injured people to hospitals and removing road barriers to allow people to escape
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The man had been in 53-degree water for about an hour and was beginning to lose fine motor skills when he was rescued
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“Thanks to you, your training, your quick action – you saved Ollie,” the child’s grandfather, a retired officer, said
Yonkers Police Department officers caught and pulled a man to safety after he attempted to jump from a highway overpass
What officers claimed was hostile behavior, the court determined was the plaintiff pressing to exercise his right to remain in his home and require a warrant for entry
Greg Yurcevich, 56, is part of the rare 15% of people who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with positive neurological health, experts say
The department said “Zena,” a black Labrador, is on the mend
“It probably would’ve been a worst-case scenario,” Officer Ryan Eustace said
“Even though the deer didn’t pause to say thank you, we’re sure it’s appreciative,” the department said
Investigators were able to identify a fingerprint from a ransom note allegedly left by the suspect, who was in a database from a 1999 DWI case
This case encourages officers to accurately and painstakingly report all factors relied upon to conclude there was reasonable suspicion to detain and reasonable suspicion to frisk
Two officers, who transported the injured boy to a hospital in their cruiser, were recently honored with a Valor Award for their heroism
“I would just like to say thank you to this young woman, of course, and all the officers involved. I’m really grateful to be alive,” the man said
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