By Joanna PutmanPolice1PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia sergeant thanked a good Samaritan for stopping a man who tried to flee on his dirt bike after hitting the officer with it, NBC Philadelphia reported.The Philadelphia Highway Patrol sergeant sustained injuries after being struck by an illegal dirt...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two Hillsborough County deputies, still recovering from serious injuries sustained a year ago when they were rammed by a car, spoke with WFLA in an interview detailing their recovery journeys and future plans.Deputy Manny Santos and Cpl. Carlos Brito...
By Bruce FinleyThe Denver PostDENVER — The former Regional Transportation District police chief hired to modernize security on buses and trains has filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by agency leaders who knew of “racial animus” against him yet launched a retaliatory investigation after...
By Katie LangfordThe Denver PostGOLDEN, Colo. — A Golden Police Department officer was killed and a second seriously injured after they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while responding to a crash on Colorado 58 on Wednesday night.The two officers, a man and a...
PRESS RELEASETYSONS CORNER, Va. — Cellebrite (NASDAQ: CLBT), a global leader in premier Digital Investigative solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced a planned leadership transition following Yossi Carmil’s decision to step down from his current role as CEO and as a member...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Negotiations over how much to pay incoming Los Angeles police Chief Jim McDonnell brought a rare moment of drama to the Police Commission on Tuesday, when one member broke ranks from her colleagues by arguing that McDonnell’s proposed...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1PLANO, Texas — Plano police officers are now permitted to wear “well-groomed” beards under a new policy the Dallas Morning News reported.The change, which will be reviewed at the end of 2025, aims to adapt to the preferences of personnel while upholding professional...
By Henri HollisThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionGWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office has released a heavily edited but detailed video that provides context around an Oct. 7 incident in which deputies exchanged shots with a gunman in their own parking lot.Emmanuel Patrick Bearden, 44,...
By Alexandra DugganThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.SPOKANE, Wash. — When Spokane Police Ombudsman Bart Logue wrote in a 2019 report that the department should remove the use of “exceptional techniques” from its policy manual following the firing of an officer who kicked a handcuffed man in...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Amendment 6, a measure to preserve funding for law enforcement pensions by reinstating a $3 court fee, was rejected by voters in the recent general election, KOMU reported.Initially passed as a joint resolution in the state Senate, the amendment...