By Joanna PutmanPolice1PLANO, Texas — Plano police officers are now permitted to wear “well-groomed” beards under a new policy the Dallas Morning News reported.The change, which will be reviewed at the end of 2025, aims to adapt to the preferences of personnel while upholding professional...
By Henri HollisThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionGWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office has released a heavily edited but detailed video that provides context around an Oct. 7 incident in which deputies exchanged shots with a gunman in their own parking lot.Emmanuel Patrick Bearden, 44,...
By Alexandra DugganThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.SPOKANE, Wash. — When Spokane Police Ombudsman Bart Logue wrote in a 2019 report that the department should remove the use of “exceptional techniques” from its policy manual following the firing of an officer who kicked a handcuffed man in...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Amendment 6, a measure to preserve funding for law enforcement pensions by reinstating a $3 court fee, was rejected by voters in the recent general election, KOMU reported.Initially passed as a joint resolution in the state Senate, the amendment...
PRESS RELEASETROY, Mich. — TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, announced a major contract win with the Virginia State Police to modernize the State’s Livescan technology – the technology for capturing fingerprints in a digital format – with advanced...
By David A. Lieb Associated PressWASHINGTON — A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states weighed more than 140 measures appearing on the ballot alongside races...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn. — man held a handgun to his head at a busy St. Paul intersection as officers repeatedly told him to drop his weapon, videos released by police Tuesday show.Officers shot the man after he pointed a gun at...
By Police1 StaffREDLANDS, Calif. — The Future Policing Institute has announced the launch of a webinar series designed to empower police staff, corrections personnel and prosecutors to optimize artificial intelligence tools in Microsoft Office. This initiative aims to enhance operational efficiency, streamline data management and...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man attempting to enter the Capitol Visitor Center with a flare gun, a torch lighter and other items that raised security concerns, WUSA reported.The man was stopped after officers detected a strong gasoline odor from his...
By Bill TrotterBangor Daily News, MaineBAILEYVILLE, Maine — Citing the impacts of his job on his mental health, the police chief for Baileyville has announced his pending retirement.Bob Fitzsimmons, who grew up in Baileyville and has been the town’s police chief since 2013, said on...
