Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverPALM COAST, Fla. — The search for a burglary suspect in North Florida got a little weird, as deputies found a 45-year-old woman stuffed in a spiral tube slide built for kids, investigators say.She wasn’t stuck, but apparently had no intention of...
PRESS RELEASECARSON, Calif. — In response to the rise in active shooter incidents, A.U.FIRE (Accuracy Under Fire) is leading innovations in Active Shooter Response Training (ASRT), concentrating on equipping individuals with the mental skills to counteract threats, even when injured.A.U.FIRE’s innovative approach incorporates 66v of...
By Sara ClineAssociated PressBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.Landry’s executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their...
By ReutersFast CompanySAN FRANCISCO — A crowd vandalized and set fire to a Waymo self-driving car using a firework in San Francisco on Saturday, the Alphabet-owned company and authorities said, marking the most destructive attack so far on driverless vehicles in the U.S.On Saturday night,...
By Katie GaglianoThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.LAFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Police Department is four months into testing a new component of its surveillance network: acoustic gunshot detection sensors.The sensors, from Atlanta-based Flock Safety, are solar-powered microphones triggered by gunshots or gunshot-like sounds.A machine learning...
By John HackerThe Joplin Globe, Mo.CARTHAGE, Mo. — Some informal negotiations and old-fashioned horse trading helped the smaller Jasper County police departments meet their immediate needs with limited funds available from the county’s Law Enforcement Sales Tax.This year, the total amount available for LEST grants...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1KENT, Wash. — A carjacking spree was captured by helicopter footage, KOMO reported.The Feb. 13 incident began when the Kent Police Department responded to a report of a stolen white SUV. The King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was in the area and spotted...
Editor’s Note: Suicide is always preventable. If you are having thoughts of suicide or feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline immediately at 988. Counselors are also available to chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Remember: You deserve to be supported, and it is never too...
By Robert A. CronkletonThe Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first few hours of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and rally, police radio traffic sounded much like what anyone would expect from a large citywide celebration.There were lost children being reunited...
By Heather HollingsworthAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally had just ended when fan Trey Filter heard what he initially thought was fireworks. Then someone screamed, “Get him!”And that is how the 40-year-old wound up in widely circulated video...
