By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverBURLINGTON, N.C. — An unusual role reversal played out during a chaotic arrest in North Carolina, when the suspect attacked and bit a police dog, according to investigators.It happened Dec. 1 outside a home in Burlington, and records show it’s the...
JACKSONVILLE — An officer believed to be one of the longest-serving in the country has retired after 68 years on the force, The Daily News reported. James “XY” Brown is a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He joined the Jacksonville Police Department in 1971...
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a man who repeatedly pointed a gun at officers.The Dec. 2 incident occurred when the department received multiple 911 calls about a man brandishing a gun, according to the release....
WASHINGTON — Pamela Smith is stepping down as the D.C. Metropolitan Police chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday.Smith, appointed in 2023, had been brought in to stabilize a department facing staffing shortages and a city shaken by post-pandemic crime. But her tenure unfolded amid a...
By Jeff BahrThe Grand Island IndependentGRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Grand Island police officers removed a man from a burning vehicle Monday night after the driver came to a crashing halt at Blaine and Koenig streets.The driver, Fabian Blanco, crashed into a pole, fence and the...
BALTIMORE — Baltimore police responded on Dec. 2 to the city fire academy after a trainee allegedly threatened to harm classmates, and investigators later found multiple weapons in his vehicle, according to CBS Baltimore.A trainee at Baltimore City’s Fire Academy on Pulaski Highway threatened to...
By Jesse BunchThe Philadelphia InquirerNEWARK, Del. — A University of Delaware student who planned to target a campus police building with firearms was arrested last week and charged with federal weapons crimes, authorities said.Luqmaan Khan, 25, of Wilmington, vowed to “kill all” as he mapped...
By Ron Fongermlive.comGENESEE COUNTY, Mich. — Genesee County paramedics could start carrying blood in their vehicles for emergency transfusions before patients reach the hospital, a change that officials say has life-saving potential.The county Board of Commissioners could finalize a $50,000 agreement between the county Sheriff’s...
By Colleen CroninBoston HeraldBOSTON — Crime is down across the city, but homicides have increased by 36% this year according to the latest statistics released by Boston police.While the total number of crimes committed in the city is down about 2% compared to this time...
ONTARIO, Canada — Dash camera video released by the Ontario Provincial Police shows a close call as officers directed traffic on a snowy road. The video shows an officer standing near the side of a roadway. The officer began to run off to the side...
