By Emily HalnonAmerican Heart Association NewsAssociated PressATLANTA — Willie Hatchett was eager and ready for the start of the Peachtree Road Race, a 10K held on July 4 in Atlanta. Hatchett had run it nearly every year for two decades and was confident he could...
By Ian BauerThe Honolulu Star-AdvertiserHONOLULU — The Police Services Officer program operates like a paid apprenticeship and is aimed at high schoolers who don’t plan to go to college, community college students or others who may not yet meet all of the requirements to qualify...
By S.P. Sullivannj.comTRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey officials on Wednesday released a long-awaited report on gun “microstamping” technology that would make it easier for police to solve gun crimes, an “important step” toward making every commercially sold weapon traceable, according to the state’s attorney general.Just...
By Tim HarlowStar TribuneBROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — The Brooklyn Park Police Department is taking a new strategy to steer youths and young adults away from violent crime and address the root causes fueling the rise in homicides, robberies, rapes and auto thefts.Chief Mark Bruley this...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BELLEVUE, Wash. — A severely injured officer and his family are advocating for more health benefits from his department as his recovery stretches into its sixth month, KOMO News reported.Bellevue Police Officer Kevin Bereta was severely injured in a crash in August 2023...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — In a video released by the NYPD to showcase the tactics and technology used to locate suspects from the air, an aviation team located a suspected stolen vehicle and began to follow it. The driver fled from patrol officers, but...
By Tom Hallman Jr.oregonlive.comCLARK COUNTY, Ore. — Graphic video released by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies shoot a man in Brush Prairie last month. The man died.The incident began just after midnight on February 20 when a woman called 911 to say she...
By Carol Robinsonal.comMOODY, Ala. — The second suspect in the killing of Moody police Lt. Stephen Williams pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2020 shooting at the Super 8 Motel.Marquisha Tyson, 32, of Birmingham, was initially charged with capital murder. She pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder...
PRESS RELEASE MIAMI — Registrations are open for Axon Week 2024! Register today at the link below:Register now >Two conferences in oneLast year Axon hosted two major conferences: TASERCON and Axon Accelerate took place in April. With Axon Week 2024, we’re bringing both conferences together...
By Heather HollingsworthAssociated PressINDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A court employee trying to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri, was shot and killed Thursday and two police officers who responded to help him also were shot, one fatally.“I’m very tragically sorry to report...