By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN FRANCISCO — A new California law, set to take effect in the summer of 2026, will allow law enforcement officers to issue citations to autonomous vehicles (AV) for traffic violations, even without a human driver behind the wheel, KRON reported.Authored by Assemblymember...
By Bill Estep and Taylor SixLexington Herald-LeaderWEST LIBERTY, Ky. — The slaying of an Eastern Kentucky judge by the county sheriff was captured on video in the judge’s office.Video played for the first time in public Tuesday showed then-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines standing...
By Evan McKennaThe Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)BLUFFTON, S.C. — The tower of flames leapt from the car’s wreckage, disrupting the early-morning darkness on May River Road with a harsh glow. A passenger was trapped inside, and only seconds remained before the vehicle would...
By Greg Garrisonal.comBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin revealed details of the police department staffing on Tuesday to correct what he said is inaccurate information about how many officers short the department has been.“There’s a lot of numbers out there that are just false,”...
By Brendan Farrington and David FischerAssociated PressFalling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.People died in six states:...
By Steve Pomper Massachusetts State House, Boston, Mass. State Police cruiser Photo: (Ajay Suresh, CC 3.0, Wikimedia) This article stems from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s latest round of controversial gun law legislation, but it’s not about the new law itself. I’m not addressing what the new gun law...
PRESS RELEASEHOUSTON, Texas — At IACP 2024, on booth 2738, i-PRO Americas Inc. (formerly a division of Panasonic), a global leader in professional security and public safety solutions, will showcase a wide range of products and services for law enforcement, featuring its latest Arbitrator In-Car...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WESLACO, Texas — A Cameron County Precinct 1 deputy constable has died after a two-vehicle crash with a suspected distracted driver, Valley Central reported.Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia died on Sept. 30, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed.According to DPS, Garcia was in...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — A constable with the Vienna Town Constable’s Office has died after suffering a medical emergency during training, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Constable Shane Eyre, a three-year veteran of the Vienna Town Constable’s Office, died after suffering a heart...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol has released dash camera footage showing an officer saving an 18-year-old in a runaway vehicle by coordinating a crash with a cruiser, WDAY reported.The 18-year-old, identified as Sam Dutcher, survived a terrifying ordeal after his...