There are 50 states, five territories, 18,000 police agencies including nearly a hundred federal badge carriers and an average turnover rate of 14% or more among the estimated 800,000 police officers in the U.S. Pay ranges from eligibility for Medicaid and food stamps to nearly...
By Police1 StaffFollowing the publication of WalletHub’s annual survey on the best and worst states to be a cop, Police1 shared the findings, sparking a robust discussion among readers. As was the case with WalletHub’s 2022 survey, the top five locations in 2023 were California,...
By Rebecca White, Rocco Parascandola and Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — The widow of New York City Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller called on the city to get tougher on crime and do more to protect its police officers during her husband’s funeral...
Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police in New Mexico had all the horsepower in this chase: A shoplifter was detained outside a Walgreens this month after trying to outrun a horse-mounted police officer.Albuquerque police bodycam video shows a dark-brown horse trotting through a parking lot behind...
By Rocco Parascandola, Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Each h night when he ended his shift as a member of the Queens North Community Response Team, NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller would turn to his colleagues and tell them he loved them.On a sunny,...
By Police1 StaffWATERMAN, Ill. — A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputy died following a crash, WBTV reports. Deputy Christina Musil was parked on the shoulder of a roadway on Thursday night when a commercial truck ran off the road and rear-ended her cruiser. Musil was...
VANCOUVER, Wash. — An attempt to evade police officers led a man to swing from an overhead cable for more than 45 minutes Saturday afternoon before dropping onto a strategically-stationed fire truck in downtown Vancouver, authorities say.The man, who was not immediately identified, had been...
By Jessica PayneThe Macon TelegraphBIBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents with home surveillance cameras to register their devices with law enforcement, a move which officials say will improve the ability to solve and deter crime.Registering a camera with the...
By Alex MannBaltimore SunBALTIMORE — A second man was convicted Thursday in the ambush killing of Baltimore police Officer Keona Holley more than three years ago and sentenced to life in prison.Travon Shaw, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Thursday. He was due in court...
By Ken RitterAssociated PressLAS VEGAS — Images of a campus police officer diving behind a patrol vehicle to escape gunfire and then fatally shooting a gunman outside a building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are among newly released video of a deadly rampage...
