By Cornelius FrolikSpringfield News-Sun, OhioDAYTON, Ohio — A Dayton police recruit who was badly injured in an automobile crash in October would not be alive today if it were not for the actions of a Springfield native Savannah Shediack.“Her quick and calm response under pressure...
By Scott TravisSouth Florida Sun-SentinelBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward school campuses would be protected by a school district-run police force starting next year, under a proposal the School Board will soon consider.By 2026, a 400-member police force would fully replace the 260 school resource officers...
By Holly GilvaryThe Journal Times, Racine, Wisc.RACINE, Wis. — Deputy Preston Kite is the only law enforcement official at the Racine County Sheriff’s Office who knows American Sign Language.Kite started his career in law enforcement with RCSO more than four years ago, and said he...
By Evan RosenNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Four family members were found dead inside a home in Rockland County early Saturday, in what authorities said appeared to be a murder-suicide involving a sergeant with the Bronxville Police Department.Officers with the Clarkstown Police initially arrived...
By Jessica BanovThe Charlotte ObserverGREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro police officer was killed Saturday night, prompting a statewide Blue Alert to seek the public’s help in finding two suspects, according to multiple sources.The alert that was issued at 6:10 p.m. was canceled at 7:52 p.m....
By Caroline SilvaThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A veteran deputy was shot in the head and killed Friday while responding to a disturbance at a home in Spalding County, authorities said.Sheriff Darrell Dix said Sgt. Marc McIntyre was killed by a shotgun blast in...
By Rio YamatAssociated PressLAS VEGAS — A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his mother in the desert near his childhood home two days after Christmas, setting off a violent high-speed...
By Olivia LloydThe Charlotte ObserverMADISON HEIGHTS, Va. — A well-trained dog was able to reunite a family on Christmas after a child went missing in Virginia, deputies said.Maxa the police dog found the juvenile in the woods, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said in a...
By Maddie SeilerThe Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It’s no secret that the job of a first responder is anything but easy.Taking calls can mean long hours, time away from family and PTSD. But every day hundreds of men and women in Cumberland...
By Luke PeteleyStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With crime surging on Staten Island in 2023, the NYPD enacted a tactical shift at the end of the summer, developing an intricate, multi-state system to gather and analyze intelligence as a strategy to crack down...