Associated PressWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A retired police sergeant in a New York suburb has been sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement for repeatedly deploying a TASER at a man suffering a health crisis.U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas...
PRESS RELEASE EAGLEVILLE, Pa. — Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting, introduced the ProTac 2.0 HP tactical flashlight, delivering 85,000 candela for powerful downrange illumination, nearly five times the distance output of its predecessor, the ProTac 2.0. This new rechargeable light produces 2,000...
CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body-camera footage showing the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man by a Chicago police officer during a foot pursuit and altercation, FOX 32 reported.The May 29 shooting occurred after tactical officers attempted to stop a man...
By Janis MaraTimes-Herald, Vallejo, Calif.VALLEJO, Calif. — The Vallejo City Council approved $2 million to help recruit and retain police officers and also appropriated $1.2 million for public safety measures early Wednesday morning.The vote on the $1.2 million passed unanimously, while the $2 million retention...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to lift a lower court order blocking enforcement of a Florida law that makes it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter the state, allowing a legal challenge to continue in the lower courts, the Guardian reported.The July...
JOLIET, Ill. — Police officers in Joliet will soon begin using body-worn cameras capable of real-time, two-way voice translation in more than 50 languages, NBC 5 Chicago reported.The Axon Body 4 cameras, which will be rolled out across the department, are designed to detect and...
SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage from a deputy-involved shooting of a man who drove toward an officer who was on foot, FOX San Antonio reported.According to the sheriff’s office, the June 21 incident began when an officer initiated...
By Noble BrighamLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A former Las Vegas police officer whose 1997 murder conviction was overturned is a free man for the first time in almost 30 years.Ronald Mortensen, 59, was released from prison Tuesday after making a guilty plea last week,...
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PRESS RELEASEKey Takeaways:AT&T is contributing $200,000 to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.We are matching 100% of employee charitable contributions to the Fund.We’ve mobilized disaster recovery teams to provide additional connectivity support in affected areas.We are waiving overage...
