By Joanna PutmanPolice1MIAMI — Dash camera footage released by the Florida Highway Patrol shows a high-speed pursuit that ended in a dramatic water rescue of a suspect who attempted to flee authorities by jumping into a lake, NBC Miami reported.The incident began on May 9...
On February 20, 2024, Las Vegas dispatchers received a suicide attempt call stating that a man appeared to be trying to cut his arm off behind a store. When officers arrived, they found the man, his left arm bleeding, carrying what appeared to be a...
By Dave OrrickStar TribuneMINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis leaders on Monday announced they had selected a company to build a database designed to flag problems with police officers — before they become problematic.The idea is a technological approach — an “early intervention system” — to both support...
By R. Christian SmithChicago TribuneAURORA, Ill. — The Aurora Police Department is now publicly releasing the results of the surveys it sends out to those who call for help, department officials recently announced.Police officials believe this makes it the first police department in the nation...
By Lisa BackusJournal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Body camera video released by the state Inspector General on Monday shows a man wielding two knives and charging at a city police officer before he was shot last week.The man was identified as Dale Stephenson, 49,...
By Doug SmithLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — A former San Diego sheriff’s deputy who has already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect has been indicted on two federal charges that could put him in prison for life.A...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Police recently released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting that occurred after a woman approached officers while pretending to have a gun in her hand, KOHK reported.The May 5 incident began when police responded to a report...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1YUMA, Ariz. — Newly released body camera footage shows Yuma Police Department officers firing shots at a man who threatened to kill people and their dog, according to a briefing by Chief Thomas Garrity.“[The shooting was] a tragedy for the community and all...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld the Louisville Metro Police Department’s decision to terminate Myles Cosgrove, a former detective involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, the Courier Journal reported.Cosgrove was dismissed in January 2021 by former interim...
By Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Drones will soon be accompanying cops on shooting investigations and other 911 calls throughout the city, NYPD officials said.A new Drone as First Responder pilot program will be in effect in coming months, beginning with five NYPD...
