By Joanna PutmanPolice1SARASOTA, Fla. — A proposed Florida workforce housing project would provide affordable housing for sheriff’s office employees, FOX 13 reported.Rising housing costs have become a significant challenge affecting law enforcement personnel, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman told FOX 13. The housing crisis forced...
By Sarah RoebuckADELAIDE, Australia — Regular exercise such as running, cycling or swimming can significantly enhance your lifespan and health, a new study from the University of South Australia found. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reveals some encouraging news: just...
By Hannah FryLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Authorities in Bakersfield made 211 arrests, recovered 127 stolen vehicles and seized four firearms in the first six weeks of an enforcement effort between local police and the California Highway Patrol to reduce crime in some California cities,...
By Chris SommerfeldtNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — New York City’s largest cop union is suing Police Commissioner Edward Caban and Mayor Adams for implementing a new “zero tolerance” policy on NYPD officers using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, the Daily News has learned.In a...
Associated PressWEBSTER, N.Y. — An upstate New York district attorney apologized Monday after police video showed her cursing at an officer who tried to give her a speeding ticket and telling him to “just go away.”“Last Monday I failed you and the standards that I...
On April 22, a police officer with the Webster (New York) Police Department observed a vehicle being driven at 55 mph in a 35-mph zone. The officer activated his lights and then his siren to induce the driver to pull over, but instead the driver...
By Erik Verduzco and Peter SmithAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. — A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm, police said.Some of...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LABELLE, Fla. — A driver rammed an SUV through the garage of a Lee County deputy’s home before he opened fire with a handgun, FOX 4 reported.The incident occurred April 14 when the deputy was off-duty and at home, according to the report....
By Joanna PutmanPolice1POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are in the ICU after being shot by a sovereign citizen who was killed when backup deputies returned fire, ClickOrlando.com reported.On April 27, a deputy encountered a man in a public...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LINCOLN PARISH, La. — A Dubach Police Department officer has died after being struck by a vehicle, according to a news release from the Louisiana State Police.Officer Russell Croxton was conducting a crash investigation when he was struck by a commercial truck, according...
