By Sarah RoebuckPolice1EAST POINT, Ga. — East Point Police Chief Shawn Buchanan expressed gratitude that his officers are alive after a semitruck crashed into three cruisers, injuring two officers, WXIA reports. The crash happened on I-285 early Nov. 20. Three cruisers from the East Point...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1TUCSON, Ariz. — A K-9 with the Tombstone Marshal’s Office was shot and killed after attacking his handler, according to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.Deputy Marshal John Coby was working with his 2-and-a-half-year-old K-9 partner, Hawk, during a shift on Nov. 19 when...
By Joseph WilkinsonNew York Daily NewsHUDSON VALLEY, N.Y. — A Hudson Valley man pleaded guilty Tuesday to setting a New York state trooper’s childhood home on fire in revenge for the trooper issuing him a traffic ticket.Tyler Williams, 26, pleaded guilty to second-degree arson and...
Associated PressDALLAS — The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own was awarded nearly $100 million Wednesday in a federal civil trial.The jury found after a three-day trial that ex-officer Amber...
By Ethan VarianBay Area News GroupSAN MATEO, Calif. — All five San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office captains have formally asked for the resignation of embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, according to an internal department email obtained by the Bay Area News Group.The captains join a growing...
PRESS RELEASELOS ANGELES — Each year, the Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County (POALAC) hosts the Centurion Awards gala to honor the county’s finest men and women in law enforcement. The annual ceremony recognizes excellence in the fields such as Investigations, Community Policing, Training,...
PRESS RELEASEBASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Verizon Frontline announced Dejero as the latest partner to earn “Verizon Frontline Verified” status.Dejero manufactures GateWay network aggregation devices that deliver high-quality live video and real-time data over IP. Dejero joins Panorama Antennas in meeting the high standards required to...
PRESS RELEASEJUPITER, Fla. — Jenoptik will deliver and deploy 185 automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras by the end of summer 2025. The cameras are a part of Brampton’s continuous efforts to increase road safety for all road users and change driver behavior. The city is...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MESA, Ariz. — The Mesa Police Department unveiled new training and policy changes aimed at reducing deadly encounters following a significant increase in officer-involved shootings in 2022, ABC15 reported.The department reported 17 shootings that year — nearly three times the city’s annual average...
By Michael R. Sisak Associated PressNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she’ll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post. ...