By Mitchell WillettsThe Charlotte ObserverCHICAGO — Police are asking the public to keep their eyes peeled for an exotic wild cat spotted roaming suburban Illinois.A recent photo shows the animal, a caracal, sitting alert in what appears to be a flower bed outside of a...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BURLINGTON, N.C. — The Burlington Police Department (BPD) has significantly reduced its average response time to 911 calls by deploying a drone, which provides officers with real-time aerial video and information, WRAL reported.The drone, stationed on the roof of the BPD Headquarters, can...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Fairfax County police have released body camera footage of a fatal shooting in which a woman attacked an officer with a knife, leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting, WTOP reported.The incident took place on Sept. 16 when police were...
By Andrew HarpThe Evening News and the Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind.JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Jamey Noel, the former Clark County Sheriff, will serve 15 years in prison and potentially three years suspended.Special Judge Larry Medlock made a decision on the sentencing as Clark County Circuit Court 4...
PRESS RELEASEPHOENIX —The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is partnering with TRULEO and Arizona State University (ASU) to conduct a field study to assess the effectiveness of reviewing body-worn camera video using artificial intelligence (AI). AZDPS will be the first state-level law enforcement agency...
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By Tyler Brownoregonlive.comPORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police have identified the officers who shot and injured a man Sept. 26 in Northeast Portland as Brett Emmons, an eight-year veteran of the Police Bureau, Joshua Faris, a 23-year veteran of the bureau and Matthew Wells, a 21-year...
By Thomas GeyerMoline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill.MOLINE, Ill. — During his more than 30-year career as a Moline police officer, Greg Heist wrote hundreds of pages of reports on crimes committed and solved, as well as untold hundreds of documents for the courts...
By Irene Rotondomasslive.comBOSTON — Massachusetts State Police have taken a page out of a James Bond novel. The department’s new GPS projectile gadget lets officers abandon police road pursuits and still find the person who got away.“It’s ultimately going to save lives ...
PRESS RELEASEMILWAUKEE — Steele Solutions Inc., a leading manufacturer of structural steel work/equipment platforms, material handling chutes, and public-safety security lockers, will showcase its latest innovations in secure storage at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition at the Boston...