By Mike MatteoStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Robert S. Fawcett, 64, a retired sergeant and detective with the New York Police Department, died after a long fight with 9/11-related illnesses.“He was a fighter through all that,” his son Daniel Fawcett said. “He was....
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1MIAMI, Fla. — A FedEx worker in Florida is going viral after a doorbell camera video captured him confronting an alleged porch pirate. A Ring video shared on Instagram by ONLY in DADE on Sept. 20 captures a FedEx worker approaching the front...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 2681, which would have banned the use of weaponized drones, including by law enforcement, the Sacramento Bee reported.The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Akilah Weber, D-San Diego, aimed to make it illegal to manufacture,...
By Alex Wood, Hana Ikramuddin, Brian ZahnThe Register Citizen, Torrington, Conn.WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The man who was fatally shot by police last week at a local car wash “appeared to fire one round” that smashed the driver’s side front window of his vehicle before...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — The NYPD has released body camera footage of a shooting that left four people injured, including the suspect, an officer, and two bystanders, CBS News New York reported.The Sept. 15 incident unfolded after police confronted a suspect who had jumped...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON -- A newly formed national police leadership organization, Police Leaders for Community Safety, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election, USA Today reported.This endorsement comes just weeks after the National Fraternal Order of Police backed former President Donald...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1STARK COUNTY, Ohio — The Stark County Sheriff’s Office has released body camera video of an incident involving a masked man with a knife, WKYC reported.Deputies responded to calls about a person in a costume armed with a knife, according to the report....
By Sally KrutzigThe Idaho StatesmanNAMPA, Idaho — A Saturday evening police chase ended with two people hospitalized, an intensive search through a farmer’s field and a police dog’s death.Nampa Dispatch received a tip shortly before 6 p.m. that a man on parole was “on his...
By Kim ChandlerAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards totaling $100,000.“I want to make...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LEE COUNTY, S.C. — A suspect has been killed following a confrontation with law enforcement that left one deputy wounded and a K-9 officer dead, WLTX reported.The suspect was wanted in connection with the shooting of a McBee police officer during a traffic...
