Dale AndersonThe Buffalo News, N.Y.ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff’s Air 1 helicopter helped track three vehicles as Buffalo Police made five arrests Saturday night and Sunday morning, the Buffalo Police Department announced.The helicopter first assisted Northeast District officers who spotted a stolen...
By Jesse Leavenworth and Ethan FryThe Middletown Press, Conn.WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A Bronx-based beer theft ring, the focus of a recent federal indictment, stole a staggering amount of Mexican beer from a West Haven distributor late last year, according to an arrest warrant for...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn — Copper wire theft that’s darkened streetlights have discouraged teenagers in St. Paul’s North End from playing basketball at their local courts, caused older couples to discontinue early-morning walks around Como Lake and led to local shops struggling...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department unveiled its new real-time crime center to aid investigations and support officers during critical incidents.During a ribbon cutting on April 8 for the RTCC, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and MPD Chief Pamela A. Smith also...
PRESS RELEASEWASHINGTON — Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the leading rail safety education nonprofit, announced today that its four-hour Railroad Investigation and Safety Course for Law Enforcement (RISC-LE) has received the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) National Certification Program (NCP)...
By Lekan Oyekanmi and Acacia CoronadoAssociated PressBRENHAM, Texas — A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler though the front a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others, authorities said Friday.The...
Associated PressMEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee police chief made an impassioned plea to her community to help stop gun violence after a Memphis police officer and an 18-year-old suspect were killed as officers investigated a suspicious vehicle early Friday.A second suspect, who is 17, was...
By David KromanThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE —The Seattle City Council on Thursday began considering its first legislative action on police recruitment since six new councilmembers were sworn in.The focus of the bill, introduced by Council President Sara Nelson, is how the city communicates with applicants and...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1ORLANDO, Fla. — A new pilot program will allow troopers to investigate some crashes virtually, Click Orlando reports. The Florida Highway Patrol Desk Trooper program will run for two years. The program dedicates two desk troopers during peak rush hour Monday through Friday....
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is praising the actions of a security guard and a gas station employee who stopped a stabbing attack on an officer.The incident happened on April 7 inside a gas station convenience store when the officer approached the...