By Colin MixsonNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — A large cardboard box overflowing with NYPD uniforms was abandoned near Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, cops said on Thursday.A 911 call led police to the box containing department pants, shirts, jackets and hats on a roadside in the...
MITCHELLEVILLE, Iowa — An Iowa city entered 2026 without a police department after its entire force resigned effective Jan. 1, leaving the city temporarily without local law enforcement coverage, according to KCCI.“I want to let you know that the entire police department has resigned as...
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. — Body-camera video captured a tense roadside encounter after a former Rhode Island mayoral candidate was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, with police documenting repeated verbal confrontations during the stop and transport.Maria Bucci, 51, a former Cranston City Council...
By Michelle L. Price and Jaimie DingAssociated PressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks held up the effort.“We will...
By Olga R. RodriguezAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California city whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive force and falsified records has reached a settlement agreement to implement a series...
By Nakayla McClellandAlbuquerque JournalBERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. — After more than 10 years of partnering on search and rescue missions, wildfire fights and medical interventions, Bernalillo County firefighters have been ousted from the Sheriff’s Office’s helicopter unit.The reason? A policy change allowing firefighters to smoke marijuana...
By Vince Gasparinisyracuse.comSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Police Officer John Canestrare found a woman lying on the ground outside a burning house Friday morning and started giving chest compressions.The woman had burns, Canestrare told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. He said one of her feet was severely broken,...
By Cristóbal ReyesOrlando SentinelST. CLOUD, Fla. — When a mental health call came in to St. Cloud police last fall of a man digging into the street with a fixed-blade knife, officers weren’t the only ones to respond.A drone, deployed and piloted from the real-time...
Thomas Tracy and John AnneseNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — As murders and shootings in New York City continue to drop to record lows, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Wednesday announced a new milestone: 1,000 fewer people shot this year than in 2021.“Incredible stat! As...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Citing insufficient evidence, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said it would not file charges against two Huntington Park, California, police officers in the 2023 fatal shooting of Anthony Lowe, a double amputee who was trying to...
