By Caleb LunettaThe San Diego Union-TribuneSPRING VALLEY, Calif. — Helicopter and body-worn camera footage released this week show what led up to seven sheriff’s deputies fatally shooting an armed man in Spring Valley earlier this month.The edited video shows 34-year-old Victor Rendon Jr. ignoring multiple...
By Police1 StaffEMS, law enforcement and the fire service have joined forces to create a unified framework for addressing acute behavioral emergencies. This groundbreaking effort culminated in a Consensus Statement from the National Association of EMS Physicians, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — Between appearances before the City Council last week over a mass shooting and murders at a crowded second line, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick took time out to defibrillate a dummy.“That kind...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DEKALB, Ill. — Newly-released body camera footage shows a man attempting to throw knives at officers inside a car dealership, leading to an officer-involved shooting, WIFR reported.An investigation by Illinois State Police has found the use of force during the Oct. 23 incident...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray with Kash Patel upon taking office, ABC News reported.The moverequires Senate approvalonce Trump takes office, according to the report. Patel, a former chief of staff to the secretary...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Three law enforcement officers were injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into their patrol vehicles during a felony traffic stop, CBS 12 reported.St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputies Skylar Guertin and Jeffrey Anzalone, along with Fort Pierce Police Officer...
By Angelique S. ChengelisThe Detroit NewsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Police used pepper spray to try to disperse the Michigan and Ohio State players who scuffled on the field after Michigan’s 13-10 victory on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.The melee began as Michigan players Raheem Anderson and Tavierre...
By Michael McHugh and Caroline EnosGloucester Daily Times, Mass.BEVERLY, Mass. — An Endicott College police officer was killed early Thanksgiving morning on his way home from his evening shift after his vehicle was struck head-on by a vehicle driving the wrong way on Interstate 95...
By Hallie LauerPittsburgh Post-GazettePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh ambulances break down so often while transporting patients to the hospital that the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services has stopped keeping track.Ambulances are constantly out of service, parts are limited and the production of new trucks has been delayed...
By Dan BoydAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s crime problem might also be, in large part, a crime-solving problem.A legislative report released Wednesday found that while the state’s violent crime rate has persisted well above the national average in recent years, the rate...
