By Joanna PutmanPolice1AUSTRIA — Gaston Glock, creator of the Glock line of handguns, has died at the age of 94, Reuters reported.The Glock Company originally produced military knives and consumer goods, before Gaston Glock engineered the Glock-17 pistol, according to the report. The design was...
By Jakob Rodgers and Shomik MukherjeeBay Area News GroupOAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has rejected all finalists for the city’s police chief job, leaving the vacant position in limbo again, nearly a year after she placed the last permanent chief on leave and...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The armored vehicle used in this incident is called The Rook. You can learn more about the vehicle by clicking here.Associated PressCHANNELVIEW, Texas — Texas police on Wednesday ripped apart the cab of a tractor trailer and pulled the truck’s driver out after...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Dash camera video shows police use a grappler to stop two 17-year-old carjackers, WPLG reported.The Dec. 26 incident began when the two suspects, identified as Terrell Kirkland and Santiago Iglesias, held up a man unloading groceries from his Chevrolet Camero....
Associated PressSTONINGTON, Conn. — A man who was fatally shot by police in Connecticut last week had a pistol and fired at a K-9 officer as he attempted to flee from state troopers and other officers serving a warrant for a 2022 shooting, according to...
By Lea SkeneAssociated PressBALTIMORE — A three-minute viral video shows a Baltimore police officer berating a teenager because he ignored orders to stop skateboarding and called the officer “dude.”“Obviously your parents don’t put a foot in your butt quite enough because you don’t understand the...
By Jessica OrozcoSpringfield News-Sun, OhioSOUTH VIENNA, Ohio — After several years of struggles to fully staff the South Vienna Police Department, it will be suspended until further notice, starting at the beginning of the new year.South Vienna Mayor Toni Keller said the department has three...
By Brittny MejiaLos Angeles TimesPASADENA, Calif. — A Pasadena police dog is recovering at home after being injured by a burglary suspect in the city on Christmas Day.The suspect, who police said threw a metal object that slashed the 2-year-old dog’s snout, was arrested on...
By Drew ZimmermanThe Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.PEORIA, Ill. — A federal judge sentenced a Normal woman to 8 1/2 years in prison on Friday for her role in illegally purchasing a firearm that was used in the 2021 shooting death of Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim.In...
By Debadrita SurThe Buffalo News, N.Y.WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — A Cambria man involved in a head-on collision with a Niagara County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle — which he is accused of then setting on fire — was discharged from the hospital Sunday morning and taken for...
