By Joanna PutmanPolice1RAEFORD, N.C. — A rural sheriff’s office has become one of the first agencies in North Carolina to train deputies as certified paramedics and send them to 911 responses, WNCN reported.So far, two deputies with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office serve as certified...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — A former professional basketball player plans to fulfill his life-long dream of becoming a police officer. Once he graduates from the academy, he’ll be the oldest rookie in D.C. police history, NBC Washington reported.Working in law enforcement was Michael Smith’s dream...
By Makiya SemineraThe Charlotte ObserverWINTHROP, Mass. — A Massachusetts officer had to put his knowledge from a CPR training to the test just minutes after completing the course, police said.As a 30-year veteran officer at the Winthrop Police Department, Robert Jaworski enrolled in a CPR...
By Police1 StaffATLANTA — Skyfire Consulting, a public safety UAS consulting group, has announced its collaboration with the Fremont Police and Fire Departments to launch a joint Drone First Responder (DFR) program in the United States, according to a press release. The Fremont DFR program,...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — After a period of backsliding that culminated in a bungled probe of a mayoral bodyguard’s timesheet violations, the New Orleans Police Department is back on track to achieve compliance with its decade-old reform agreement,...
Associated PressNEW YORK — A woman who struck and killed a New York City police detective after speeding through an NYPD roadblock while driving drunk was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison.A jury convicted Jessica Beauvais, 35, of Hempstead of aggravated manslaughter...
By Lea Skene Associated PressBALTIMORE — A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore.City leaders sued the company, Nevada-based Polymer80, two years ago “in...
By Ken MillerAssociated PressMESQUITE, Texas — A student who carried a handgun into school in Texas had meant to harm others before three police officers fired 19 times at him, leaving him with a minor leg wound, police said Wednesday.“He brought a gun to school...
By Kacen BaylessThe Kansas City StarJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced he is sending up to 200 Missouri National Guard members and 22 State Highway Patrol troopers to the Texas border with Mexico.The Republican governor made the announcement at a...
By Robert TornabeneIf you’re unfamiliar with the “controversy” surrounding the NYPD Dance Team, I encourage you to read more about it here. The NYPD Dance Team is a voluntary initiative within the department’s Health and Wellness Unit. Funded by the officers’ rather than taxpayer dollars,...
