By Jonathan Matisse and Terry SpencerAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients and their caregivers sought shelter Friday on a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building’s interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult.The dramatic scene at Unicoi County Hospital...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1Amid a shortage of law enforcement officers that began during and directly after the COVID-19 pandemic, several agencies across the country adopted teams of civilians trained to perform some law enforcement functions.These teams take different names and roles depending on an agency’s needs...
By Jack BrookAssociated Press/Report for AmericaNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing federal oversight of the city’s police department.The city and the federal government had agreed to a...
By Sarah RoebuckHurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, with forecasters warning of a “nightmare” storm surge and dangerous winds across the southeastern U.S., the Associated Press reported.Helene made landfall near the Aucilla River in Florida’s Big Bend...
PRESS RELEASESEATTLE — BRINC, a pioneer in drone technology for first responders, is excited to announce a partnership with OMADA Group, a leader in first-responder safety supply equipment. BRINC will now equip public safety agencies across the US and Canada with drone-deployable Restube equipment for...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Clayton County Police officer sustained minor injuries after a tree fell onto his patrol vehicle during Tropical Storm Helene, 11 Alive reported.The incident occurred as Officer Soumah was driving home after his shift, according to the report. The...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. — Sheriff Christina Corpus has announced the creation of a child care center exclusively for employees of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, according to a department news release.The facility is designed to support law enforcement professionals by offering...
By Julia MarninMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department suspected a medical center was secretly growing marijuana and searched the facility in a raid that left an MRI machine damaged after an officer’s “loose” rifle got stuck onto it, a federal...
Corsicana Daily Sun, TexasCORSICANA, Texas — Chief Robert Johnson of the Corsicana Police Department released a statement in regards to a aggravated assault of peace officer that occurred Sunday night.On Sunday, Sept. 22, Sgt. Dan McAninch conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of...
By Aileen WingbladThe Oakland Press, Sterling Heights, Mich.OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — A Farmington Hills man is facing 13 criminal charges for an alleged barricaded gunman incident Sunday where he’s accused of firing a high-powered assault rifle at police.Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King said a...
