PRESS RELEASEEAGLEVILLE, Pa.— Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced upgraded models of its TLR RM 1 and TLR RM 2 series of lights, each now featuring an HPL (High Performance, High Lumen) face cap for a super-bright...
By Ricardo Torres-CortezLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — Upon encountering a UNLV shooting victim last month, a pair of Las Vegas police officers put him in the trunk of a cruiser.Metropolitan Police Department officer Jacob Noriega climbed in with the critically injured faculty member and applied...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ROCKFORD, Ill. — A K-9 officer has been shot and killed while protecting her handler, according to the Friends of Rockford Police K-9 nonprofit.Rockford Police Department K-9 Nyx was fatally shot on Jan. 28.“K-9 Nyx paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting...
By Rolf BooneThe Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes early Friday after leading deputies on a wild pursuit across Thurston County that at one point crossed an area golf course, according to the Thurston County...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — In the latest sign that violent crime in Los Angeles is receding from a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, LAPD officials on Wednesday released statistics showing double-digit percentage declines in both homicides and nonfatal shootings in 2023.The decreases...
Associated PressEL MONTE, Calif. — A California police dispatcher did not tell two officers before they were fatally shot by a convicted gang member that the suspect reportedly had a gun and was under the influence of PCP and methamphetamine, according to a 911 recording.El...
By Tayeba HusseinOrlando SentinelORLANDO, Fla. — Imagine that you’re jogging down a trail and you trip on a rock. You’ve twisted your ankle, and there’s nobody around. So you call 911, but the dispatchers don’t know where you are and neither do you. Well, you’re...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1RENO, Nev. — A K-9 handler has expressed feelings of betrayal after his K-9 partner Nala was abruptly removed from service and put up for adoption, KOLO reported.Trooper Christopher Garcia told KOLO that Nala’s sudden removal from the Nevada State Police’s K-9 program...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — A state trooper was killed in a traffic crash Sunday, the Georgia Department of Public Safety said late Sunday.“This afternoon, we tragically lost a state trooper in the line of duty due to a patrol vehicle crash,” the agency...
By Cliff Pinckardcleveland.comDUNDEE, Ohio — A police officer walked onto a frozen pond Tuesday morning and ended up falling into the water, but he still managed to save a 12-year-old boy who had broken through the ice.Both Dundee officer Joe Schumaker and the boy were...
