LAS VEGAS – Nevada lawmakers are considering the creation of a new task force focused on the mental health and wellness of police officers and firefighters, KTNV reported.The proposed Blue Ribbon Task Force on Peace Officer Wellness would operate over two years to review state...
PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois State Police released bodycam and dashcam footage showing the moments officers shot a 15-year-old suspect wielding what appears to be a handgun, WMBD reported.The footage, released March 25, shows Bloomington Police Department officers pleading with the teen to drop the firearm....
MOORE, Okla. — The Moore Police Department released body camera footage showing a fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man who stabbed two people with a machete, KOCO reported.The March 20 incident began when dispatchers received two 911 calls — one from a womanmember reporting that...
By Micah YipAppeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.MARYSVILLE, Calif. — Marysville police officer Osmar Rodarte was fatally shot at an Olivehurst residence during a multi-agency service of 20 search warrants in a transnational drug trafficking investigation on Wednesday, officials said.The man accused of shooting Rodarte is also dead.During...
KING CITY, Calif. —The King City Police Department announced the unexpected death of one of its officers after an on-duty medical emergency.Sgt. Ryan Kennedy died while on duty on March 25, according to a Facebook post. The department stated that an unspecified medical emergency “ultimately...
By Lindsay WhitehurstAssociated PressWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements for buying the kits online.The 7-2 opinion found that existing gun laws allow regulation...
On February 6, 2025, Police1 published an article that informed subscribers that Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper has decided to stop his deputies from responding to “non-criminal mental health calls.” [1] According to the article, the sheriff’s decision was based upon a recent Ninth Circuit...
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Police in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook will soon begin using drones as first responders to 911 calls, marking one of the first programs of its kind in Illinois, CBS News Chicago reported.The initiative is set to launch at the...
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By Austin De Diosoregonlive.comALBANY, Ore. — Albany police officers arrested a 34-year-old Corvallis man on an outstanding warrant on Friday.Nothing unusual about that.But they tracked him down with help from an unexpected — and mostly unwelcome — source: a YouTuber who’s made a living ensnaring...