CLEVELAND, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday that nearly $4.6 million in new state funding will be distributed to law enforcement agencies across Ohio to support the purchase and expansion of body-worn camera systems, WKYC reported.The grants are part of the Ohio Body-Worn Camera...
DALLAS – The nonprofit Dallas HERO is threatening to sue the city for a second time if officials do not act within 60 days to comply with a voter-approved city charter amendment requiring the hiring of nearly 900 additional police officers, the Dallas Morning News...
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NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James released body-worn camera and surveillance footage from an officer-involved shooting of a 79-year-old man who threatened officers outside an NYPD precinct with a gun, QNS reported.The release is part of an ongoing investigation by the Office...
By Ken DixonJournal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.HARTFORD, Conn. — Legislation that would allow police to stop and arrest motorists suspected of smoking cannabis in their vehicles was supported Monday by law enforcement officials, who during a public hearing said they require the added tools to enforce...
OXON HILL, Md. – The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division released body-worn camera footage showing an incident where a carjacking suspect was killed after running onto a highway, FOX 5 reported.Prince George’s County Police Department and Forest Heights Police Department officers...
By Jake GoodrickThe Sacramento BeeMARYSVILLE, Calif. — Marysville’s police chief called on state lawmakers to “wake up” after a convicted felon and sex offender killed a Marysville police officer last week while law enforcement cracked down on a suspected Northern California drug ring with ties...
By Sharon BernsteinMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)SACRAMENTO — Adel Ramos, who admitted to the bloody ambush killing of Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan in 2019, was sentenced to death on Thursday by a Sacramento Superior Court jury.The verdict from the panel of eight men and four...
April Fools’ Day gave police departments across the country a chance to swap sirens for sarcasm — and they delivered. From tactical kilts and fashion-forward foot pursuits to a veggie-filled donut box and free helicopter rides to jail, agencies used humor to connect with their...
By Jeffrey CollinsAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets.Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004,...