PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office provided new details about the fatal shooting of Sgt. Elio Diaz, who was killed during a traffic stop on Dec. 1. Diaz stopped a white pickup truck at a Chevron gas station in Port Charlotte after...
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy and another motorist were hospitalized after a crash that severely damaged a department pickup truck, WPTV reported. ...
By Susan Haigh Associated PressWEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle while being subdued by a K-9 was justified in using deadly force, according to a report issued Thursday by...
By Kate LindermanMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)BAY CITY, Mich. — A 1-year-old in a locked car sat on his father’s lap as the 23-year-old refused to surrender to officers saying he was under arrest, Michigan video shows.Newly released body camera footage of the Dec. 11 incident...
By Brad Devereauxmlive.comKALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is now using an artificial intelligence (AI) system to respond to some calls that come in through a non-emergency line.The calls will now be processed by Ava, the dispatch center’s new virtual assistant....
PRESS RELEASECEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Collective Data, a leading provider of fleet and asset management software solutions for government agencies, has been awarded a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract. This milestone strengthens Collective Data’s ability to provide public agencies with innovative, efficient tools for managing their...
By Police1 StaffCHANDLER, Ariz. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a VirTra V-100 training simulator as part of the Taskforce Santa project, a joint effort between VirTra and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST). The initiative...
By Mike CatalaniAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s top law enforcement official overstepped his authority last year when he took control of the police force in Paterson, the state’s third-largest city, soon after police there fatally shot a man barricaded in an apartment bathroom, an...
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The Morrison Police Department will cease operations by the end of the year, with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assuming responsibility for law enforcement in the small town of 400 residents, 9News reported.Morrison Mayor Chris Wolfe and Sheriff Reggie Marinelli announced...
BRYAN, Ohio — A high-speed pursuit involving a man with a warrant resulted in a 9-month-old baby in a car seat being ejected from a speeding minivan, WSVN reported.The incident began on Dec. 1 in the parking lot of a Walmart in Bryan, where officers...
