By Dave Collins Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut state police trooper was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the wheel of a stolen car holding a...
By Grace TooheyLos Angeles TimesSAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol pilot Shayne Dickson said he and his partner weren’t quite sure what to do when they discovered thousands of bees had made a home on the nose of their helicopter.The duo typically...
By Gabrielle PorterThe Santa Fe New MexicanQUAy COUNTY, N.M. — Responding to calls from stranded drivers with broken-down cars is a regular feature of the job for New Mexico State Police.But Officer Justin Hare, who was shot and killed while on duty Friday morning, was...
Rosalio AhumadaThe Sacramento BeeDAVIS, Calif. — California Highway Patrol shared video Thursday that officials say captured a driver who “deliberately” crashed head-on into a parked patrol vehicle, injuring two officers Wednesday along Interstate 80 in Davis.The CHP on Thursday afternoon released video of the white...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverNEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A biker sporting a “WILL RUN” license plate hit speeds of 145 mph as he taunted deputies to chase him, according to Florida investigators.This included repeatedly circling patrol cars at multiple points during the pursuit, the...
By Police1 StaffLA VERNE, Calif. — PROJECT7 Armor, a division of AARDVARK Tactical, has officially announced the launch of its P7 Saves Initiative, a program designed to honor the resilience and survival of law enforcement and military personnel who have faced critical incidents while equipped...
By Kara Berg and Julia CardiThe Detroit NewsPONTIAC, Mich. — A jury found James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter Thursday night, drawing to a close the nationally watched trial that raised questions about access...
By Sydney DawesDayton Daily News, OhioDAYTON, Ohio — Emotions from relatives and fellow police officers flooded a federal courtroom Thursday following guilty verdicts read against two men charged in connection with the 2019 slaying of Dayton Police detective Jorge DelRio.Nathan Goddard and Cahke Cortner appeared...
Associated PressNEW YORK — A man was shot multiple times and critically wounded on a New York City subway train as it arrived at a busy station in downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, panicking evening rush hour passengers.The shooting came a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) recently gathered public-safety experts at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as representatives of major industry associations, in a virtual setting to strategize best practices for combatting “swatting,” which involves placing a fake 911...
