By Nancy McLaughlinNews & RecordGREENSBORO, N.C. — Tributes have poured in for Greensboro Police Sgt. Philip Dale Nix, the officer fatally shot Saturday at the Sheetz convenience store at 3202 Sandy Ridge Road.“He was one of the best police officers you’d ever want to meet,”...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Smith & Warren is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets of National Emblem & Badge, a division of OGS Technologies, LLC, that specializes in the manufacture of custom metal badges & uniform insignia.The acquisition of National Emblem & Badge...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — An off-duty Sacramento County deputy used his department’s emergency medical training to save a man’s life, ABC 10 reported.Deputy Cory Patterson was on a walk with his wife when he saw a vehicle veer off a road and into...
By Elizabeth Keogh, Colin Mixson and Rocco ParascandolaNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — New York City homicide and shootings dropped in 2023 for a second straight year, NYPD data show.There were 380 murder victims last year, an 11% decrease from 2022 when 429 people were...
On December 5, 2023, the St. Paul (Minn.) Police Department received a report of a man in a car, later identified as Brandon Keys, 24, who was following a woman in her car who had an order for protection against him. As the call progressed,...
By Olivia LloydThe Charlotte ObserverBARTLETT, Tenn. — A hospital received a Christmas morning surprise in the form of a wayward beaver, Tennessee police said.The “huge” beaver was found hiding under a piano at the St. Francis Hospital lounge when officers found it, the Bartlett Police...
By Chance SwaimThe Wichita EagleWICHITA, Kan. — Wichita is taking steps to fight violent crime outside of the criminal justice system.Violent crime spiked in Wichita in 2020 and 2021, especially gun violence, surpassing homicide records set during the street-gang wars of the early 1990s. In...
By Sarah LawlorLincoln Journal Star, Neb.LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. — At one point on Thursday night, it was a standing room only in a Lincoln courtroom while more than 50 people waited to have their arrest warrants cleared during a “Warrant Wipeout” event.The event, at the...
By Cornelius FrolikSpringfield News-Sun, OhioDAYTON, Ohio — A Dayton police recruit who was badly injured in an automobile crash in October would not be alive today if it were not for the actions of a Springfield native Savannah Shediack.“Her quick and calm response under pressure...
By Scott TravisSouth Florida Sun-SentinelBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward school campuses would be protected by a school district-run police force starting next year, under a proposal the School Board will soon consider.By 2026, a 400-member police force would fully replace the 260 school resource officers...
