By Rosana Hughes, Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMORROW, Ga. — A Georgia State Patrol trooper was fatally struck by a vehicle while he was investigating a crash that left a construction worker dead on I-75 in Clayton County overnight Tuesday.Trooper First Class Chase Redner was at...
By John AguilarThe Denver PostGOLDEN, Colo. — It might seem counterintuitive that reducing an employee’s time on the clock by eight hours per week, while keeping their pay the same, will boost productivity — and cause costs to drop.But data from a six-month pilot at...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Dispatch audio reveals a violent scene that unfolded as an armed man shot at first responders from multiple levels of his house, killing two police officers and one firefighter/paramedic, KARE reports.During the early morning hours on Feb. 18, officers with...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Two Los Angeles police officers tried to intervene when a colleague intentionally struck a knife-wielding man with a department SUV last year in an attempt to disarm the man — a maneuver that the civilian Police Commission has...
By Mike CarterThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — Two veteran Seattle police officers have been given a day off without pay for their lackadaisical response to a priority report of a shooting at a Sodo nightclub.The two officers and a police trainee were taking a break at...
By Mike CarterThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — Two brothers, ages 12 and 13, have been charged in King County Juvenile Court with theft and robbery after a carjacking and wild police chase down Aurora Avenue, according to prosecutors.The incident occurred Feb. 13 and involved the brothers...
By Evan RosenNew York Daily NewsSUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. — Suffolk police fatally shot a Bay Shore man who stabbed an officer responding to a domestic violence call on Saturday, officials said.Police responded to the home on Udall Road in Bay Shore around 9:10 a.m. after...
By Scott SavageEarly in 2024, body-worn camera footage was released showing a Florida deputy mistaking a falling acorn striking his vehicle with the sound of a gunshot. He then shot several rounds at the handcuffed and unarmed prisoner sitting in the patrol car. The video...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MIAMI, Fla. — Florida International University (FIU) is working with law enforcement to test a drug detection “gun,” which can identify a range of substances, NBC Miami reported.The Pendar X10 device was created to help law enforcement identify whether substances contain fentanyl, according...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ODESSA, Texas — Texas has allotted $125 million to increase the salaries of rural sheriffs, deputies and prosecutors, the Texas Tribune reported.The grants come from a $330 million pool set aside by state lawmakers to help rural law enforcement agencies recruit and retain...
