Editor’s Note: This is a developing story, which will be updated as details become available. Associated PressWASHINGTON — Three police officers were shot in Washington and a fourth suffered minor injuries while responding to a shooting Wednesday morning, authorities said.The officers are expected to survive...
Associated PressSHERIDAN, Wyo. — A police officer serving a trespass warning has been fatally shot in northern Wyoming.Sgt. Nevada Krinkee died at a hospital after being shot Tuesday in downtown Sheridan. The male shooter barricaded himself in a home a few blocks away after the...
PRESS RELEASEOTTAWA, Canada — Versaterm, a global public safety solutions leader, is empowering agencies across California in initiatives to enhance community engagement, goodwill, and mutual trust through technology. Agencies, such as the Grover Beach Police Department, El Cajon Police Department, and Tustin Police Department, are...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSMYRNA, Ga. — Two Smyrna police officers are recovering after someone brought in paperwork investigators believe contained a substance that left them suffering from “extreme fatigue, chest pain, chest tightness, dizziness, and difficulty breathing,” an arrest warrant says.Little Gaston Stone, 51,...
PRESS RELEASEVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — StarChase, LLC, is pleased to announce the recognition of our lifesaving, GPS tag-and-track technology in the recently released report on “Vehicular Pursuits” by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). PERF, together with the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Office, the National...
By Rick SobeyBoston HeraldDANVERS, Mass. — It’s not just K9s that respond to dangerous situations, including barricaded incidents, these days.As seen in Danvers on Monday, Boston Dynamics’ Spot the robot dog was deployed by Massachusetts State Police at the shooting scene where a suspect was...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ONTARIO, Ohio — Body camera footage released by the Ontario Police Department shows the moment an officer and a hostage were shot during a standoff, WBNS reported.Officers responded to a call on Feb. 12 that Jareth Vance, 32, had violated a protection order,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1GOLDEN, Colo. — After a successful pilot program, the Golden Police Department will extend its 32-hour work week experiment, CBS News reported.The pilot program was launched to keep the department fully staffed in the face of a shortage of officer applications, according to...
By Jen BaldufDayton Daily News, OhioDAYTON — Dayton police expressed disappointment in last week’s sentence for a man shot and wounded by police in May after he charged at an officer with a samurai-style sword while naked.David C. Showalter, 34, was sentenced Friday by Montgomery...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A sheriff’s deputy has died following a vehicle crash on the way to a jail, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.After finishing an overtime assignment, Deputy Rondald Bates was driving when he lost control of his vehicle and...
