By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The father of modern policing is Sir Robert Peel who famously developed the London Metropolitan Police. Known as “bobbies”, presumably after Peel, they were a model of the new, centralized uniformed police force after which America’s municipal police are still...
SPRINGFIELD — A Westfield man convicted last week of first-degree murder for stabbing his girlfriend to death in 2019 was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possible of parole in Hampden Superior Court, according to a statement issued by the office of...
Dear Amy: I have a “newer” friend. Let’s call him “Timothy.”We have been intimate a few times. Timothy has made it very clear that he’s open and willing to “do it” again, anytime I want.During our last visit, Timothy talked about how attractive the women...
By Richard WintonLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official revealed...
A recent officer-involved shooting in Tucson, Arizona was captured on body-worn camera. Two officers can be seen facing a man armed with a Katana (Japanese long sword), who appeared to possess a pre-trained (probably self-taught) expertise with the sword.During this situation the officers carefully attempt...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles has opted to hire private security guards to patrol “graffiti towers” that have become an expensive crime nexus, NBC Los Angeles reported.The city council voted unanimously on April 2 to update LA’s building standards enforcement,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — Body camera footage shows the moment a DUI suspect tried to bite an LAPD officer in a hospital, KTLA reported.Footage released April 1 shows officers responding to a March 1 traffic crash and detaining the man on suspicion of DUI....
By Rafael OlmedaSouth Florida Sun-SentinelBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony played politics with the careers of two deputies accused of using excessive force against an unarmed Black teenager in 2019, according to a new lawsuit.Now one of those deputies is suing the sheriff...
By Peter BoylanThe Honolulu Star-AdvertiserHONOLULU — The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers is urging the Honolulu Police Department and county leadership to address a shortage of 437 officers that leaves areas of Oahu with “limited to no coverage” several days a week.With one...
By Sarah Roebuck Police1NEW YORK — On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America.According to NASA, the path of the solar eclipse will enter the United States in Texas, and travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,...
