By Sarah Cutler and Alex BrizeeThe Idaho StatesmanAfter a months-long hiring process, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean on Monday selected Chris Dennison, assistant chief of police in Tucson, Arizona, to be the Boise Police Department’s new leader, according to a city news release. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new grant program has been launched to provide funding for property owners to purchase and install surveillance cameras that will connect to the Albuquerque Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center, KOAT reported. ...
By Sarah CalamsPolice1SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. — A Tennessee sheriff has died from injuries sustained during a fall, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Sumner County Sheriff Roy “Sonny” Weatherford took a fall and sustained a severe head injury while attending the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association Conference,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man accused of robbery was detained after jumping into a river to evade arrest, as shown in body camera footage released by the Daytona Beach Police Department. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1COLUMBUS, Ohio — Body camera footage released by the NYPD shows an officer firing shots at a suspect’s foot after being shot himself in order to take the suspect’s handgun, according to a critical incident review. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SUMMIT, Miss. — An officer was shot and killed while conducting a traffic checkpoint, WLBT reported. ...
Associated PressDENVER — Three new Denver police officers were fired last month after officials found they had joked about “going to newcomer shelters for target practice” in a group chat with other officers, police said Thursday. ...
By Theresa BraineNew York Daily NewsBUTLER, Pa. — Newly released bodycam footage from the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump captures the moment an officer popped his head above the roof and saw the shooter pointing a rifle his way. ...
By Summer Ballentine Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters have once again passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend at least a quarter of its budget on police, up from 20% previously. ...
By Jeff A. ChamerThe Charlotte ObserverCHARLOTTE, N.C. — A resolution appears to have been found in the long debate over whether Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers on patrol can wear vests on the outside of their uniforms. ...