By Joanna PutmanPolice1DENVER — The Colorado Peace Officers Standards and Training board voted unanimously to remove the term “excited delirium” from all training documents starting in January, CPR reported.The decision was announced as two Colorado paramedics face felony charges in the case of Elijah McClain,...
By Police1 StaffCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Verizon Frontline has announced the deployment of 1,400 new 5G Ultra Wideband (UW)-compatible smartphones to officers and support staff with the Columbus Division of Police.The new lines come as part of a city initiative designed to help ensure every officer...
Associated PressDENVER — A former Colorado police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of reckless endangerment for parking his patrol car on railroad tracks before a handcuffed woman was put inside and seriously injured when it was hit by a freight train.Pablo Vazquez had...
By Rosalio AhumadaThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Tuesday announced the results of a weeklong retail theft operation that led to nearly 300 arrests, most of which were misdemeanor citations that failed to meet the felony threshold in California...
Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas — A daylong series of attacks in Austin has left six people dead and at least three wounded, and a man believed to be connected to them and the deaths of two other people near San Antonio was taken into custody, Texas...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department released footage showing the moment a man opened fire inside of a bank and wounded an off-duty deputy, CBS Texas reported.Surveillance video shows the man pacing around the lobby before pulling a handgun from...
By Justin MuszynskiHartford CourantWEST HAVEN, Conn. — The Connecticut Office of Inspector General on Tuesday released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting in West Haven last week and identified the man who was killed after he shot an officer in the leg.The footage, released...
[embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=x5VLTyvr8as&feature=oembed[/embed] By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — Helicopter video shows a grand theft auto suspect weaving through police cruisers in reverse during a pursuit. The man was eventually captured, FOX 11 reported.The full video of the pursuit is nearly 20 minutes long and...
By Lyn RiddleThe StateOCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — As an Oconee County sheriff’s deputy clings to life after being shot in the head, officials in that northwestern South Carolina county plan to install bulletproof glass in their patrol vehicles and in those of all the municipalities...
Associated PressTOMS RIVER, N.J. — A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend: A deer jumped through a small window and knocked over items in a classroom before fleeing the building.A man walking his dog around 10 p.m. on...