By Joanna PutmanPolice1SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Is the California Highway Patrol considering adding electric vehicles to its fleet? According to Lucid Motors, there might be potential with its law enforcement-modified Lucid Air EV.Lucid Motors recently shared that its Lucid Air electric sedan, equipped with police lights,...
By Rosana HughesThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCOWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A high-speed pursuit in Coweta County ended with a crash, a sheriff’s deputy injured and his police dog killed, according to authorities, who were still at the scene Thursday morning. ...
Associated PressALAMOGORDO, N.M. — An armed driver who fled from a traffic stop in New Mexico was sentenced this week to life in prison without parole for using a sawed-off shotgun to fatally shoot a police officer during the chase.Dominic De La O, 27, was...
PRESS RELEASEDENVER — Auror, the market leader in retail crime reporting, announced a new strategic partnership today with US-based safety and security technology leader, Axon Enterprise, as the companies continue the push for shared safety technologies between retailers and law enforcement.The new partnership will see...
On October 17, the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security released a “China Threat Snapshot” assessment, enumerating “recent cases of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-related espionage and acts of transnational repression in the United States.” The 10-page documents (available in full below) lists more than 55...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BLUE ASH, Ohio — Licorice, a gentle 7-year-old phantom golden doodle, found a new calling at the Blue Ash Police Department near Cincinnati after failing his test to become a service dog, U.S.A. Today reported.Despite his “fabulous flunky” status, Licorice now brings comfort...
By Ed WhiteAssociated PressDETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of police and dismissed a lawsuit alleging negligence in the 2020 death of a woman who was in custody in suburban Detroit.There wasn’t enough evidence to let a jury decide whether...
By Ryan MacaseroBay Area News GroupSAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. — Carlos Tapia, president of the San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, turned himself in Tuesday afternoon on charges that include felony grand theft, according to a statement from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department.Tapia surrendered...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN FRANCISCO — A man was arrested after breaking into an occupied home and later trying to stab responding officers, according to a critical incident briefing and video release from the San Francisco Police Department.Body camera footage from the April 8 incident was...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — After arguing for more than a year that hundreds of undercover LAPD officers were at risk because their photos were mistakenly made public, the city of Los Angeles has suddenly reversed course, conceding that most of those involved...