By Evan McKennaThe Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)BLUFFTON, S.C. — The tower of flames leapt from the car’s wreckage, disrupting the early-morning darkness on May River Road with a harsh glow. A passenger was trapped inside, and only seconds remained before the vehicle would...
By Greg Garrisonal.comBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin revealed details of the police department staffing on Tuesday to correct what he said is inaccurate information about how many officers short the department has been.“There’s a lot of numbers out there that are just false,”...
By Brendan Farrington and David FischerAssociated PressFalling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.People died in six states:...
PRESS RELEASEHOUSTON, Texas — At IACP 2024, on booth 2738, i-PRO Americas Inc. (formerly a division of Panasonic), a global leader in professional security and public safety solutions, will showcase a wide range of products and services for law enforcement, featuring its latest Arbitrator In-Car...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WESLACO, Texas — A Cameron County Precinct 1 deputy constable has died after a two-vehicle crash with a suspected distracted driver, Valley Central reported.Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia died on Sept. 30, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed.According to DPS, Garcia was in...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — A constable with the Vienna Town Constable’s Office has died after suffering a medical emergency during training, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Constable Shane Eyre, a three-year veteran of the Vienna Town Constable’s Office, died after suffering a heart...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol has released dash camera footage showing an officer saving an 18-year-old in a runaway vehicle by coordinating a crash with a cruiser, WDAY reported.The 18-year-old, identified as Sam Dutcher, survived a terrifying ordeal after his...
By Estelle AtkinsonLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A man told officers “you’re not the real police” and then charged at them with a bat before a police officer shot and killed him outside a southeast Las Vegas Valley apartment complex on Friday, Metropolitan Police Department...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1INDIANAPOLIS — The National Police Association (NPA) has announced its support for the Citizen-Only Police Act of 2024, a federal bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies that hire non-citizens from receiving federal funds, the organization announced in a press release.Currently, most law...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — DJ Daniel, a Houston native pursuing a dream of being sworn in by law enforcement agencies across the country, recently added five more agencies in northern New York to his list, NBC 5 reported.Despite battling a rare form of...