By Joanna PutmanPolice1COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. — A deputy who fell 15 feet off an overpass while in pursuit of fleeing, smuggled migrants has returned to light duty, ABC 15 reported.ABC 15 has obtained body camera footage from the night of September 28, 2023, when Cochise...
By Tiney RicciardiThe Denver PostDENVER — First responders in Denver will soon undergo training designed specifically to bolster psychedelic crisis response and intervention.The training, developed by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics Studies (MAPS), aims to “enhance the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of first responders to...
Associated PressIRVINE, Calif. — An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California’s Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said.Two others had superficial wounds while the...
By Doug MaccashThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — “The rats are eating our marijuana; they’re all high.” — NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.With those words, the newish top cop joined the likes of Lafcadio Hearn and Tennessee Williams in eternally adding to the...
PRESS RELEASEHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced the Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia will use HxGN OnCall Planning & Response to equip the tactical operations centers of the five district governments, State Fire Brigade Institute of North Rhine-Westphalia and...
By Syra Ortiz Blanes, Ana Ceballos, David GoodhueMiami HeraldTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With Haiti in disarray, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday the state will be sending hundreds of law enforcement officers and soldiers to patrol the southern coast of Florida to “combat illegal vessels” that...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BUFFALO, N.Y. — A trooper charged with manslaughter over the fatal officer-involved shooting of a Pennsylvania man has been found not guilty, WIVB reported.New York State Trooper Anthony Nigro IV was charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter over the Feb. 2022 shooting death...
Associated PressMERIDEN, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer was suspended for five days and arrested on assault charges after punching a motorist during an altercation while off duty in December.Dash cam video obtained by WTIC-TV, FOX 61, following a freedom of information request, shows Meriden...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LANCASTER, Calif. — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has released body camera footage of a Feb. 6 officer-involved shooting of a machete-wielding man who threatened officers.The video begins by showing surveillance footage of Jonathan Scott Foster, 38, breaking the glass door of...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1APPLE VALLEY, Calif — The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has released body camera footage from the fatal officer-involved shooting of a 15-year-old wielding a bladed gardening tool, KCAL reported.The March 9 incident occurred when 911 callers reported that Ryan Gainer, 15, was...
