By Josh LaBellaNew Haven Register, Conn.SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — The K-9 of Aaron Pelletier, the Connecticut state trooper who died last week after being hit by a vehicle on Interstate 84, will be retired and given to the fallen trooper’s family, officials say.In a release on...
Last month I was graced with correspondence from my esteemed Police1 colleague, Lt. Dan “The Training Man” Marcou, regarding recent “death to America” chants at protests in Dearborn, Michigan. Dan shared that “back in the day” when he was policing unfriendly crowds in Wisconsin, anyone...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ATLANTA — The Georgia Tech Police Department has added three all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E GT SUVs to its patrol fleet, due in part to the efforts of student group Electrify GT, according to a news release.The electric SUVs join GTPD’s existing fleet which...
By Patrick Sloan TurnerThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.BATON ROUGE — Two deputies were shot Thursday morning in a confrontation that left the shooter dead, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said.One of the deputies was struck in his bulletproof vest and is OK, the Sheriff’s...
By Ian JamesLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say they have busted a Lego theft ring, arresting two people and seizing more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys that were stockpiled in a Long Beach home.Police announced the arrests Thursday, a day after...
By David MatthewsNew York Daily NewsBURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington, Vermont, Police Department issued an apology on Thursday after staging a mock mass shooting during a high school field trip.The ordeal terrorized the students and even left some injured, according to local outlet Seven Days.The...
By Rocco ParascandolaNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Hair today, gone tomorrow.The NYPD is going back to its clean-cut ways, banning beards just four years after it decided to allow them.The rule, which follows a recent crackdown on sloppily-dressed cops, does not apply to undercover...
By Colleen HeildAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A U.S. Department of Justice investigation a decade ago found a disturbing pattern and practice of the use of unconstitutional excessive force by Albuquerque police officers, particularly with the mentally ill or those in crisis as the victims.The...
A Brookline woman who worked at a senior level at a pharmaceutical company pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud that company of $2.3 million, Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy’s office announced Thursday. Priya Bhambi, 40, of Brookline, pleaded guilty to one...
PRESS RELEASEPortland, Ore. — Eclypsium, the supply chain security company protecting critical hardware, firmware, and software, today announced its collaboration with Panasonic Connect North America in the release of Smart Compliance powered by Eclypsium. Smart Compliance is the latest offering from Panasonic Connect as a...
