By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles officials — eager to ease the city’s reliance on police officers for handling nonviolent mental health emergencies — have launched a new pilot program that sends unarmed civilians with training to respond to such calls.Modeled after...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — An LAPD officerhas lost her lawsuit against the department, which alleged she had been retaliated against for refusing to remove some social media videos, the Los Angeles Times reported.In addition to her work as an LAPD officer, Toni McBride advocates...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A mother turned in her two sons after she saw photos released by the Holly Springs Police Department showing they were involved in a police pursuit and allegedly fired shots at officers, WMC reported.Police stated that an officer attempted...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — A life-saving action by Detective Michael Harton led to a lasting bond with a child he saved and her family, FOX News reported.Five years ago, Harton, a 27-year veteran of the North Haven Police Department, responded to an emergency...
By Samir KnoxWyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyenneCHEYENNE, Wyo. — On the evening of March 8, police were told a man was firing a gun in his north Cheyenne home, and a woman was screaming.The suspect, 47-year-old Patrick Flores, was killed by police, and three officers have been...
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressHONOLULU — A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the police chief of discriminating against a captain for being Japanese American, including one instance when the chief squinted his eyes, bowed repeatedly...
By Nollyanne DelacruzBay Area News GroupSAN FRANCISCO — A Concord man was convicted after he threw pipe bombs strapped to gasoline containers at police more than once during a high-speed chase from San Francisco to the East Bay last October, prosecutors said Thursday.Daniel Garcia, 42,...
By Kendrick CalfeeThe Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kansas City’s rising rates of violent crime continues to end lives and devastate communities, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves unveiled an ambitious, wide-reaching plan last month to reduce crime.The plan was unveiled in its...
Odessa American, TexasAUSTIN — Legislation supported by State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R- Odessa ) has resulted in significant grant funding for law enforcement agencies in the four counties he represents in the Texas House of Representatives.Landgraf voted for SB 22 during the 2023 legislative session...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office has released dash camera footage showing a street takeover that led to cruisers being damaged and an officer being injured, NBC Washington reported.Video shows numerous suspects beating on a cruiser as an officer inside...
