BLYTHE, Calif. — On patrol in eastern Riverside County, it’s hard to miss Deputies Bond and Phipps — mostly because of the stark contrast between them.Bond stands just 5 feet tall. Phipps is 6 feet 7 inches. Yes, just like the viral “6,7" phrase.The unlikely...
By Joel MartinColumbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Moses Lake Police Department is focused on supporting local children this year with their revamped annual toy drive.“We had been doing this for a while, through Toys for Tots,” said MLPD Public Records...
Associated PressROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three police officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, the gunman was dead and another man was wounded after a domestic dispute turned into a volatile confrontation across multiple blocks in Rochester, New York, police said.One officer was in critical condition, one...
By Lindsay Mooremlive.comTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Police are releasing more details about the foot chase and gunfire that ensued after two teenagers allegedly fled from a fatal shooting and a string of larcenies in downtown Traverse City last month.Lawrence Boyd IV, 32, was fatally shot...
By Darian Stevensonsyracuse.comSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A city police officer sitting in his patrol car Saturday in Thornden Park noticed a woman struggling up a hill in the cold, balancing a box of groceries on her head and stopping every few steps to rest.“She had a...
By Mike CrowleyThe Meadville Tribune, Pa.MEADVILLE, Pa. — About 40 children from local school districts spent Tuesday evening shopping with law enforcement officers in the annual Shop with a Cop event at Walmart.Sgt. Nick Mogel, who organized the event along with PENNCREST School District Director...
By Geraldine GibbonsThe Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.SCRANTON, Pa. — For the second time in less than a week, the Scranton Police Department is mourning the death of a K-9 officer, one retired and one who was soon to begin his career with the department.On. Dec. 4,...
By Aaron CurtisThe SunLOWELL, Mass. — Holiday cheer filled the aisles of Target earlier this month as first responders helped dozens of children shop for gifts.Lowell police officers and firefighters, along with state troopers, Pridestar Trinity EMTs, and representatives from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office,...
By Jordan KayeThe Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Just over a month after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper caused a scene by elbowing a pair of South Carolina football players during the Gamecocks’ game at Texas A&M, one of those USC...
CARBON COUNTY, Wyo. — When Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken lines up for a 100-mile trail race in the summer of 2026, the challenge won’t just be physical endurance — it will also be about drawing attention to the growing financial strain facing local emergency...
