By Joanna PutmanPolice1MURRIETA, Calif. — The Murrieta Police Department has been posting mug shots with Lego heads obscuring the suspects’ faces on social media this year. A March 18 Instagram post explained why.The department explained that a California law that went into effect on Jan....
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has released surveillance and body camera video of a shooting that wounded an officer, NBCDFW reported.The shooting occurred March 14 when an officer in an unmarked car observed a blue Chevrolet Camaro driving recklessly, according to the...
By Lauren PeningtonThe Denver PostDENVER — Denver police officers collectively shot 36 bullets in less than 5 seconds at an armed man who held two 7-Eleven employees hostage this month, police announced Friday.Three officers fired handguns, and one officer discharged a department-approved rifle, Cmdr. Matt...
By Michaela HarrisAppeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.YUBA CITY, Calif. — The Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved last week to transition away from its police department in favor of a security force to better address gaps in safety and security.This switch also marks the...
By R. Christian SmithChicago TribuneAURORA, Ill. — The Aurora Police Department has donated a retired patrol vehicle to the Indian Valley Vocational Center’s law enforcement program, officials announced on Monday.This marks the first retired vehicle the Aurora Police Department has donated to an outside training...
By Taylor SixLexington Herald-LeaderLEXINGTON, Ky. — Three men charged with shooting a Lexington Police Department officer in an undercover vehicle earlier this year “cased” the car before their ambush, according to testimony Monday.Daquis Sharp, 27, faces charges of attempted murder of a police officer, second-degree...
By Alexandra KukulkaDaily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.)HOMEWOOD, Ill. — Immediately after finishing the Chicago Marathon in 1998, her first marathon, Homewood police Chief Denise McGrath said she had the same thought most runners have: she would never run another marathon.But also like most runners, McGrath...
A 2021 training event conducted by Street Cop Training in New Jersey has been accused of “alarming deficiencies in the police training provided at the Conference” according to the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). As a result, the state’s Attorney General will...
By Police1 StaffWASHINGTON — Every year, WalletHub conducts a comprehensive survey of the attractiveness of law enforcement careers across the U.S., factoring in risks, compensation and work environment quality. The survey compares states using 30 key metrics across opportunity, training requirements and job hazards. The...
By Saja HindiThe Denver PostAURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department’s former chief Vanessa Wilson has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging her firing was discriminatory and retaliatory for implementing anti-racism reforms.Wilson’s employment was terminated in April 2022, and her attorneys notified the city...
