By Joanna PutmanPolice1CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. — Video captures a state trooper physically removing a large hay bale from the highway with no assistance, the Missouri State Highway Patrol shared on X.“Trooper Isaiah “Doesn’t Miss Leg Day” Lemasters was able to move this traffic hazard off...
By Acacia CoronadoAssociated PressAUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...
Associated PressTAMPA, Fla. — A sheriff’s aviation unit used thermal imaging to guide deputies to a missing 5-year-old who had gone missing in a swamp near Tampa.The autistic girl wandered away from her home Monday evening and was quickly reported missing, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad...
By David GarrickThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — San Diego should set limits on how many overtime hours police officers can work and begin requiring officers to take breaks of at least eight hours between shifts, a new city audit says.The Police Department’s lack of...
By Tanasia KenneyThe Charlotte ObserverBURKE COUNTY, Ga. — A Maryland man convicted in an armed standoff during which deputies said he used his children as shields was sentenced to several hundred years behind bars.Kevin McCardell was sentenced to an “unprecedented” 291 years in prison after...
PRESS RELEASENEW YORK — Today, Motorola Solutions will proudly ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, celebrating its continued, purposeful transformation centered on safety and security. The company is announcing its new brand narrative, ‘Solving for safer,’ which highlights its sharpened focus...
PRESS RELEASEST. CLOUD, Minn. — GeoComm, provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence, and RapidSOS, creator of the world’s first intelligent safety platform, are excited to announce the integration of GeoComm Indoor Maps into RapidSOS premium.Currently, telecommunicators in the U.S. are typically provided limited building structure...
Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — No news is good news when it comes to Carnival parades and public safety, and the sophomore year of a partnership of 18 partner law enforcement agencies saw a welcome absence of the parade shootings...
By Michelle Hunter and Gabriella KillettThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS —Leon Ruffin, the murder suspect who escaped from custody two days ago by pepper spraying a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy and stealing a marked patrol unit, was rearrested Tuesday at a...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressBURNSVILLE, Minn. — When a driver fatally struck a pedestrian in Burnsville over the weekend, it was law enforcement from West St. Paul, Hastings and other agencies on patrol in Burnsville who responded.And when there was a rash of recent fatal...
