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Calif. PD adds Cybertruck as community outreach vehicle

By Salvador HernandezLos Angeles TimesIRVINE, Calif. — It is official — a Cybertruck is about to make its debut as a police vehicle. ...

By Larry Smith

Baltimore PD has improved misconduct investigations, but must be more efficient to reach consent decree milestone

By Darcy CostelloBaltimore SunBALTIMORE — The Baltimore Police Department has “markedly” improved the quality of its misconduct investigations, the consent decree monitoring team said in a new evaluation, but still has work to do to reach compliance in that area. ...

By Larry Smith

BWC: Man wanted for armed robbery pulls handgun on Fla. officer before OIS

By Joanna PutmanPolice1JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Newly released footage captures the moment a man pulled a gun on a Jacksonville officer, leading to an officer-involved shooting, Action News Jax reported. ...

By Larry Smith

Former Wash. PD chief awarded $24.2M over wrongful firing

By Alex HalversonThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — A former Port of Seattle police chief fired three years ago after claims of workplace misconduct was awarded $24.2 million in damages by a King County jury. ...

By Larry Smith

Aerodome, Flock Safety partner to expand Drone as First Responder technology for public safety

By Police1 StaffATLANTA — Aerodome and Flock Safety have announced a partnership that will integrate Aerodome’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution with Flock Safety’s crime-solving platform. With the Aerodome-Flock Safety integration, when Flock Safety Falcon license plate recognition (LPR) or Raven audio detection sensors...

By Larry Smith

BWC shows Pa. officers, Secret Service agents confirming Trump rally shooting suspect’s identity

By Joanna PutmanPolice1BUTLER, Pa. — Newly released body camera footage shows officers and Secret Service agents on the roof where an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump occurred during a rally on July 13, WTAE reported. ...

By Larry Smith

BWC: Man swings knife at NYPD officer who deployed TASER before OIS

By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — The NYPD has released a critical incident briefing that included body camera footage of a man lunging at an officer with a knife before an officer-involved shooting occurred.The June 1 incident began when a civilian witness approached Officer Anne Arcega...

By Larry Smith

Veteran S.F. police officers could see pay reach more than $400K under retention proposal

By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN FRANCISCO — A proposed charter amendment on the November ballot could increase the pay of some San Francisco police officers to over $400,000 annually through a new retention program, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. ...

By Larry Smith

Texas deputy, 20, killed in crash with wrong-way driver

By Sarah RoebuckPolice1SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A deputy was killed after a suspected wrong-way driver crashed into the vehicle she was driving, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputy Meredith Portillo, 20, had two other occupants in the vehicle when they were struck by a...

By Larry Smith

Fla. police: Witnesses team up to attack gunman after seeing store owner killed

By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A homicide suspect sustained multiple gunshot wounds and a cut to the head when outraged witnesses to the killing joined forces to confront him, according to investigators in Florida.The suspect, 83-year-old John Craiger, survived and has been...

By Larry Smith