By Sarah RoebuckNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) is an annual event that recognizes the dedication of the 911 community. It honors the vital role 911 telecommunicators play in responding to emergencies in homes, schools and on roadways, providing critical life-saving services every day.This year’s...
By Rick HurdEast Bay TimesOAKLAND, Calif. — Jackhammers, saws and drills were out in force on Interstate 880 on Monday, but it wasn’t for a construction project. Instead, the California Highway Patrol had to figure out how to remove protesters from the freeway who had...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1PORT JERVIS, N.Y. — A police officer who works as a dog rescuer when he’s off duty used a thermal imaging drone to reunite a family with their missing dog, Brooklyn News 12 reports. The dog, named Levi, had been missing for four...
By Deion Johnsonnj.comTRENTON, N.J. — The Community Crisis Response Team Pilot Program will receive $12 million in funding following the approval of a senate bill in January that focuses on police response to mental health emergency calls, officials announced Monday.The bill, known as the Seabrooks-Washington...
By Maxine Bernsteinoregonlive.comPORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland and the U.S. Department of Justice have selected Los Angeles Police Department’s Inspector General Mark P. Smith to serve as the independent monitor of mandated Portland police reforms under the city’s federal settlement agreement over excessive...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Police Department is adding six electric vehicles to its fleet as part of a pilot program, KABC reports. The department is testing Tesla Model Y cruisers. The goal of the pilot program is to “ensure the agency is...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1DANVILLE, Ind. — A deputy with the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office died after coming into contact with live power lines, FOX59 reports. Deputy Fred Fislar was responding to a crash on April 15 when a passing driver, who also witnessed the crash, noticed...
By Mitch HottsThe Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich.WARREN, Mich. — A mental health issue and easy access to firearms are suspected of being what led an armed teenager to confront Warren police officers outside of his family’s home before he was fatally shot, authorities said...
By Marnie Eisenstadtsyracuse.comSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lateef Johnson-Kinsey thought the first text Sunday night was a mistake: a Syracuse police officer down in Liverpool.It didn’t make sense, but he started to put his shoes on anyway. Someone was hurt and their families would be worried.Then a...
Associated PressST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge on Monday awarded nearly $23.5 million to a former police officer who was beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest.Luther Hall was badly injured in the 2017 attack during one of several protests that followed...
