By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverCAMDEN, Ga. — A deputy transporting a patient to a mental health hospital faced a “dangerous” predicament when the man escaped handcuffs and grabbed the deputy’s face, according to investigators in southeast Georgia .It happened Friday, Jan. 31 , as the...
By Lisa J. HuriashSouth Florida Sun-SentinelFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Blaming staff shortages and an unsafe building to work in, the Broward Sheriff’s Office will no longer send deputies to work at the state’s Department of Justice’s Juvenile Assessment Center.Informally known as “juvie,” the center takes...
By David A. LiebAssociated PressFor years, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in suburban Indianapolis has wanted to partner with federal immigration authorities to identify and detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and facing charges.President Joe Biden’s administration never returned its calls, the sheriff’s...
By Police1 StaffWASHINGTON — The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is urging law enforcement agencies to submit nominations for the 2025 Destination Zero National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards before the April 1, 2025 deadline. This year, NLEOMF is placing a special emphasis...
By Mitchell Kukulkamlive.comJACKSON COUNTY, Mich. — License plate-reading cameras will be a continued presence along Jackson County roads due to a new round of federal funding.The Jackson City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 29 , approved a grant in the amount of $40,174 through the Edward...
Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, she holds a journalism...
PRESS RELEASENEW YORK — Mark43, the leading public safety operations platform, today announced an integration with Revir Technologies, Inc. (‘Revir’), to bring together Mark43’s cloud-native, open architecture CAD, OnScene, RMS, Booking, and Insights with Revir’s intelligence and digital evidence management platform, Scout.Mark43 delivers open, end-to-end,...
MARIN COUNTY, Calif. — A Marin County sheriff’s deputy rescued a driver from a submerged vehicle as heavy rain flooded roads, NBC Bay Area reported.The rescue, captured on body camera footage, took place on Feb. 4. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver lost control...
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones has drawn renewed attention for a sign outside the county jail that reads “Illegal aliens here,” responding to criticism by promoting a petition calling for its removal, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.The Butler County Sheriff’s Office shared...
By Maria Luisa FigueroaThe Modesto BeeMODESTO, Calif. — All seems calm at a busy intersection until a driver turns right against the light and starts driving erratically down the road. Whipping back and forth through traffic until he turns into the Save Mart shopping center,...
