By Rocco Parascandola, Molly Crane-Newman, Thomas Tracy and Colin MixsonNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — A New York Police Department officer shot a driver in a road rage confrontation in New Jersey, then fled the scene, authorities said Friday as he was extradited to New...
By Police1 StaffA grass roots organization, VMSDEP Friends, has successfully brought statewide attention to recent legislative changes impacting education benefits for survivors of veterans, law enforcement officers, and first responders in Virginia.The group’s efforts have led to the Governor establishing a task force set to...
By Nathan SolisLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Federal agents arrested 36 people, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, allegedly linked to a California-based drug, firearms and money laundering network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.Agents raided locations far and wide on Wednesday, serving search warrants in...
By Josh LaBellaNew Haven Register, Conn.SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — The K-9 of Aaron Pelletier, the Connecticut state trooper who died last week after being hit by a vehicle on Interstate 84, will be retired and given to the fallen trooper’s family, officials say.In a release on...
Last month I was graced with correspondence from my esteemed Police1 colleague, Lt. Dan “The Training Man” Marcou, regarding recent “death to America” chants at protests in Dearborn, Michigan. Dan shared that “back in the day” when he was policing unfriendly crowds in Wisconsin, anyone...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ATLANTA — The Georgia Tech Police Department has added three all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E GT SUVs to its patrol fleet, due in part to the efforts of student group Electrify GT, according to a news release.The electric SUVs join GTPD’s existing fleet which...
By Patrick Sloan TurnerThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.BATON ROUGE — Two deputies were shot Thursday morning in a confrontation that left the shooter dead, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said.One of the deputies was struck in his bulletproof vest and is OK, the Sheriff’s...
By Ian JamesLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say they have busted a Lego theft ring, arresting two people and seizing more than 2,800 boxes of Lego toys that were stockpiled in a Long Beach home.Police announced the arrests Thursday, a day after...
By David MatthewsNew York Daily NewsBURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington, Vermont, Police Department issued an apology on Thursday after staging a mock mass shooting during a high school field trip.The ordeal terrorized the students and even left some injured, according to local outlet Seven Days.The...
By Rocco ParascandolaNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Hair today, gone tomorrow.The NYPD is going back to its clean-cut ways, banning beards just four years after it decided to allow them.The rule, which follows a recent crackdown on sloppily-dressed cops, does not apply to undercover...
