By Richard WinstonLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Crime is trending down in Los Angeles, with homicides alone on track to fall 15% compared to last year, but newly sworn-in LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell is concerned that statistics aren’t telling the full story.Speaking ahead of the...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis has launched a 100-day plan to tackle staffing shortages, response times, crime prevention and community trust as part of her new role leading the Austin Police Department, KVUE reported.Davis aims to improve emergency response times,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FINDLAY, Ohio — Newly released body camera footage shows the moment a fleeing juvenile suspect fired shots at an officer, leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting, WTOL reported.At a press conference, Findlay Police Chief James Mathias explained that the incident began with a...
By Ethan Varian and Ryan MacaseroBay Area News GroupSAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. — San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has vehemently denied accusations leveled in a scathing independent investigator’s report alleging the county’s first Latina sheriff had an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff,...
By Clara HarterLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The footage is shocking. A brown bear — and there hasn’t been one of those in Southern California for more than a century — breaks into a 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost, seemingly using the door handle. Then it...
By Sarah RoebuckCrash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) highlights the critical risks roadway responders face when working to restore safe travel following traffic incidents. This year’s theme, “Responders Ahead! Reduce Your Speed As You Proceed,” encourages drivers to keep the safety of law enforcement, fire-rescue, EMS,...
By Jaimie DingAssociated PressLOS ANGELES — The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, said in an interview with The Associated Press that his first task upon taking office is to eliminate the “pro-criminal blanket policies” of one of California’s most high-profile progressive...
By David PierceThe New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterMANCHESTER, N.H. — Capt. Evangelos Xiggoros wasn’t even supposed to be there that day.On New Year’s Eve 1977, a fellow officer wanted to attend a function, so the 54-year-old Xiggoros took his shift. That was the first domino...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) has appointed David Fritsche as the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) domain leader. In his new role, Fritsche will expand the firm’s AI capabilities and knowledge base to support MCP’s mission of improving public safety and justice...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. —A western North Carolina police department has released a short film featuring body camera footage, dispatch audio and 911 calls that capture the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the rescue efforts of first responders.The 10-minute film is divided into four...