Happy St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, everyone!This week, and over the past few months, I have been traveling to celebrations all across our district to recognize our community’s deep Irish heritage and the contribution of Irish Americans to Western Massachusetts in anticipation this weekend’s holiday. As...
By Patrick Whittle, Steve LeBlanc and Nick PerryAssociated PressPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement should have seized a man’s guns and put him in protective custody weeks before he committed Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, a report found Friday.An independent commission has been reviewing the events...
Daemmrich/Alamy stock photo Indianapolis – March 15, 2024. California Assembly Bill 3038 would require each public and charter school in the state to have at least one armed school resource officer (SRO) on campus whenever students are present. Currently, California school districts can opt out of...
PRESS RELEASEJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Safariland, a brand of The Safariland Group, a leading global provider of safety products designed for the public safety, military, professional and outdoor markets and one of Cadre Holdings, Inc.’s (NYSE: CDRE) (“Cadre”) key brands is excited to announce the release...
By Dave Collins Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut state police trooper was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the wheel of a stolen car holding a...
By Grace TooheyLos Angeles TimesSAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol pilot Shayne Dickson said he and his partner weren’t quite sure what to do when they discovered thousands of bees had made a home on the nose of their helicopter.The duo typically...
By Gabrielle PorterThe Santa Fe New MexicanQUAy COUNTY, N.M. — Responding to calls from stranded drivers with broken-down cars is a regular feature of the job for New Mexico State Police.But Officer Justin Hare, who was shot and killed while on duty Friday morning, was...
Rosalio AhumadaThe Sacramento BeeDAVIS, Calif. — California Highway Patrol shared video Thursday that officials say captured a driver who “deliberately” crashed head-on into a parked patrol vehicle, injuring two officers Wednesday along Interstate 80 in Davis.The CHP on Thursday afternoon released video of the white...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverNEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A biker sporting a “WILL RUN” license plate hit speeds of 145 mph as he taunted deputies to chase him, according to Florida investigators.This included repeatedly circling patrol cars at multiple points during the pursuit, the...
By Police1 StaffLA VERNE, Calif. — PROJECT7 Armor, a division of AARDVARK Tactical, has officially announced the launch of its P7 Saves Initiative, a program designed to honor the resilience and survival of law enforcement and military personnel who have faced critical incidents while equipped...