By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville Metro Police officer and firearms instructor has been disciplined for accidentally shooting a recruit and considering covering it up, the Courier-Journal reported.The incident occurred in March 2023 when firearms instructor Christopher Kitchen was training two recruits. During the...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionGWINNETTE COUNTY, Ga. — In an early morning traffic crash over the weekend, Alex Bane was rear-ended by another driver in Chamblee. That’s when police say Bane grabbed a handgun and fired 12 shots at the person who hit him, narrowly...
PRESS RELEASERESTON, Va. — The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is evolving and expanding FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network, through strategic network investments.At a special Board meeting today, the FirstNet Authority Board took action to increase coverage on the network and accelerate...
PRESS RELEASEEAGLEVILLE, Pa.— Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced upgraded models of its TLR RM 1 and TLR RM 2 series of lights, each now featuring an HPL (High Performance, High Lumen) face cap for a super-bright...
By Ricardo Torres-CortezLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — Upon encountering a UNLV shooting victim last month, a pair of Las Vegas police officers put him in the trunk of a cruiser.Metropolitan Police Department officer Jacob Noriega climbed in with the critically injured faculty member and applied...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ROCKFORD, Ill. — A K-9 officer has been shot and killed while protecting her handler, according to the Friends of Rockford Police K-9 nonprofit.Rockford Police Department K-9 Nyx was fatally shot on Jan. 28.“K-9 Nyx paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting...
By Rolf BooneThe Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes early Friday after leading deputies on a wild pursuit across Thurston County that at one point crossed an area golf course, according to the Thurston County...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — In the latest sign that violent crime in Los Angeles is receding from a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, LAPD officials on Wednesday released statistics showing double-digit percentage declines in both homicides and nonfatal shootings in 2023.The decreases...
Associated PressEL MONTE, Calif. — A California police dispatcher did not tell two officers before they were fatally shot by a convicted gang member that the suspect reportedly had a gun and was under the influence of PCP and methamphetamine, according to a 911 recording.El...
By Tayeba HusseinOrlando SentinelORLANDO, Fla. — Imagine that you’re jogging down a trail and you trip on a rock. You’ve twisted your ankle, and there’s nobody around. So you call 911, but the dispatchers don’t know where you are and neither do you. Well, you’re...
