As the fifth day of searching for the gunman in the deadly Brown University mass shooting came to a close, Providence police shared a map of the movements of a person of interest within the city on Dec. 13 — the day of the shooting....
By Gary Fields Associated PressWASHINGTON — Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll will take over as interim chief of Washington’s police force, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday, after it was announced earlier this month that the department’s leader was stepping down.In his current role as executive...
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A 19-year veteran of the Mount Vernon Police Department alleges his department is set to terminate his employment six months shy of qualifying for a reduced pension, a decision that comes as he suffers from kidney failure, WABC reported. Derek Williams,...
ATLANTA — A Spalding County deputy died following a vehicle crash that may have been caused by a medical emergency, Atlanta News First reported. Deputy Joe Crumpton, 62, was transported to Fayette Piedmont Hospital on Dec. 9 in cardiac arrest after the crash. He died...
PRESS RELEASEMINERVA, Ohio — In 2025, Visual Detection Systems (VDS), an Ohio-based woman-owned company, is proud to announce the commercialization of its groundbreaking fentanyl detection wipe – First Defense. A handheld field tool designed to help first responders quickly identify the presence of fentanyl. This...
NEW YORK — The NYPD released body camera footage showing a man shooting an officer in the face. The Nov. 17 incident began when officers arrived to investigate a scene where a person had been shot, according to the release. Officers determined that the victim...
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Prince George’s County Police Chief George Nader announced a significant drop in both violent and property crime while speaking to the county’s largest police recruit class in a decade, WTOP reported.Violent crime is down 19%, and property crime has decreased 15%...
By Sara Jean GreenThe Seattle TimesBELLEVUE, Wash. — A 38-year-old man who was shot and critically injured by a Bellevue police officer last week was charged Monday with assault, accused of luring two officers to the Bellevue Transit Center with a bogus 911 call, according...
By Gene Johnson Associated PressSEATTLE — The extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday, as more high water, mudslides and power outages were in the...
By Sara ClineThe Associated PressBATON ROUGE, La. — Plans to “carry out an attack” in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine was arrested while on the way to the Louisiana city with guns and body armor in the car, according to court documents obtained...
