By Melissa GomezLos Angeles TimesFRESNO, Calif. — Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama, who had been under investigation since February following allegations he had an affair with an officer’s wife, resigned Tuesday morning. ...
By Lindsay WeberThe Morning CallALLENTOWN, Pa. — This year, Allentown installed and activated dozens of devices across the city designed to help police respond to crime quickly by detecting gunshots and reading and identifying license plates.According to police Chief Charles Roca, the technology, financed by...
By Jackie MartinThe News Herald, Southgate, Mich.SOUTHGATE, Mich. — A team of law enforcement officers from various agencies were recognized recently for their initiative to work with a task force designed to take suspected child predators and sex traffickers off the streets.Headed by Homeland Security...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released body-worn camera footage of an officer-involved shooting of a man who pulled a gun from his waistline after being told to raise his hands, according to a City of Charlotte news release.On February 8,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is introducing new aerial technology to enhance crime-fighting capabilities, WUSA reported.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith unveiled a new helicopter and drone program on Monday, highlighting them as crucial investments in public safety,...
By Caelyn PenderBay Area News GroupCONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. — Emergency phone lines for three cities in West Contra Costa County have been rerouted since Saturday following an attempted copper cable theft — the second such incident this month, police said.Calls to 911 for Pinole,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released body-worn camera footage of an incident involving an officer who was arrested and charged with embezzlement, according to a department news release.The video, which was released by court order on June 25, showed an...
By Dylan LovanAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s police chief, suspended earlier this month over mishandling a sexual harassment claim about an officer, has resigned, Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday.Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel became the third full-time Louisville police chief to resign or be fired since 2020. The...
By Rosie ManinsThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — The metro Atlanta judge arrested outside a Buckhead nightclub after allegedly hitting a police officer has lost her job in response to 30 ethics charges brought by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission.Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, 38, has...
PRESS RELEASELAKE MARY, Fla. — CentralSquare Technologies, an industry leader in public sector technology, today announced it has become a verified reseller of Prepared 911, an assistive 911 platform that synthesizes mission-critical data to help telecommunicators process calls faster and more accurately. CentralSquare customers will...
