PRESS RELEASENEW YORK — First Due, the leader in cloud-based public safety software, announces the launch of its comprehensive scheduling and workforce management solution for law enforcement. Built for police departments, sheriff’s offices, dispatch centers, and corrections agencies, this innovative platform automates shift scheduling, ensures...
By Matthew MedsgerBoston HeraldBOSTON — A parade of destruction and torched Teslas on the streets and at dealerships across the nation prompted an alert from the FBI over the weekend.The feds said the public should be on the look out after “recent nationwide incidents” involving...
Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, she holds a journalism...
CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. — Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins was sentenced on March 21 to 10 years in federal prison for accepting over $75,000 in bribes as part of a “cash-for-badges” scheme, WTOP reported.Jenkins, 53, was convicted in December 2024 on multiple counts, including...
By Virginia BridgesThe Charlotte ObserverRALEIGH — The agency that sets training standards for North Carolina sheriff deputies has pivoted on a proposal to allow deputies to use police powers for up to a year before completing basic law enforcement training.The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and...
PRESS RELEASEAUSTIN, Texas — First responder agencies in Archuleta County, Colorado, are using Oracle Public Safety’s unified hardware and software suite to more effectively communicate and share information across agencies. The modern public safety platform is helping the agencies speed issue resolution and gain the...
An iconic rock band is reuniting despite previously saying their 2023 concerts would be their last together.KISS will perform an unmasked live show as part of the three-day KISS Army Storms Vegas event from Nov. 14-16 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Loudwire reported. An email...
There’s something wrong with Mookie Betts' stomach, and doctors don’t quite know what it is.All the former Boston Red Sox star knows is that he can’t keep down solid food, which has caused him to weigh in as low as 150 pounds. That’s 25 pounds...
A Newburyport woman was charged in connection with a man who was hospitalized after a stabbing Sunday morning, the Newburyport Police Department said.The woman, 34, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said in a statement. Her name was not released.“I’m...
For the first time in more than six decades, residents of Massachusetts' South Coast can take a train to Boston beginning Monday.The MBTA’s South Coast rail begins service Monday, shuttling riders from Boston’s South Station to Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford. Those three communities...