By Joanna PutmanPolice1PORTLAND, Ore. — A group has claimed responsibility for the torching of Portland Police Department cruisers via social media, stating that they committed the act of arson because they knew officers were going to clear protesters at the Portland State University library, KPTV...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Body-camera footage from the Knoxville Police Department reveals the moment officers responded to a scene where a man shot a woman point-blank in the face inside her home, Knox News reported.The April 27 incident unfolded rapidly after Knoxville Officers Hunter...
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin RicherAssociated PressWASHINGTON — The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country, an analysis of FBI data by the gun safety...
PRESS RELEASEWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Smith & Warren is thrilled to announce its recent win at the 2024 NAUMD Innovation Awards in the Best Badge or Emblem Design category. The award-winning badge design belongs to the Neptune Beach, Florida Police Department, which stood out for...
By Andy MannixStar TribuneST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota could become the next state to ban police officer training on “excited delirium,” a term that has been rejected by major medical associations in recent years as pseudoscience used to justify deaths in law enforcement custody.Police officers...
By John MonkThe StateCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The S.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the arrest and conviction of a man whose offense was that he — while standing on his own property — had asked police a few simple questions.The man, Thomas Charles Felton Jones,...
PRESS RELEASERESTON, Va. — Leading voices in public safety communications will keynote the 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit this summer in Chicago. Summit hosts announced the speakers as part of an agenda that includes over 70 technology demonstrations and more than 40 plenaries and...
By Ken MillerAssociated PressHOUSTON — The mayor of Houston has replaced the city’s police chief as investigations continue into why hundreds of thousands of cases were never investigated, including more than 4,000 sexual assault allegations.“I have accepted the retirement of Troy Finner as chief of...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — The LAPD released footage of a high-speed pursuit involving a stolen Lamborghini that ended in a deadly crash in the San Fernando Valley, KABC reported.The incident occurred on April 6 when LAPD West Valley officers noticed the driver of a...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. — An investigation has been launched after a retired K-9 from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office was surrendered to an animal shelter, WJCL reported.Deputy Trevon Tolson surrendered the dog, named Kona, to the shelter on April 29, an action that...
