By David ZahniserLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — When Mayor Karen Bass laid out her budget proposal for the Los Angeles Police Department last year, she had big plans for rebuilding the size of that agency’s workforce.The mayor’s budget called for the LAPD to end the...
By Police1 StaffCLOVIS, Calif. — Clovis police officers leveraged drone technology to bring a high-stakes situation to a peaceful conclusion, as seen in this Fox26 News video. Deploying a drone inside an apartment where a suspect linked to a shooting and child abduction was barricaded,...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn. — The chief of the Minnesota State Patrol is moving on to a new role, the agency announced Wednesday.Col. Matt Langer worked for the State Patrol for nearly 25 years and, after climbing through the ranks, has been...
Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverPALM COAST, Fla. — The search for a burglary suspect in North Florida got a little weird, as deputies found a 45-year-old woman stuffed in a spiral tube slide built for kids, investigators say.She wasn’t stuck, but apparently had no intention of...
PRESS RELEASECARSON, Calif. — In response to the rise in active shooter incidents, A.U.FIRE (Accuracy Under Fire) is leading innovations in Active Shooter Response Training (ASRT), concentrating on equipping individuals with the mental skills to counteract threats, even when injured.A.U.FIRE’s innovative approach incorporates 66v of...
By Sara ClineAssociated PressBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.Landry’s executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their...
By ReutersFast CompanySAN FRANCISCO — A crowd vandalized and set fire to a Waymo self-driving car using a firework in San Francisco on Saturday, the Alphabet-owned company and authorities said, marking the most destructive attack so far on driverless vehicles in the U.S.On Saturday night,...
By Katie GaglianoThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.LAFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Police Department is four months into testing a new component of its surveillance network: acoustic gunshot detection sensors.The sensors, from Atlanta-based Flock Safety, are solar-powered microphones triggered by gunshots or gunshot-like sounds.A machine learning...
By John HackerThe Joplin Globe, Mo.CARTHAGE, Mo. — Some informal negotiations and old-fashioned horse trading helped the smaller Jasper County police departments meet their immediate needs with limited funds available from the county’s Law Enforcement Sales Tax.This year, the total amount available for LEST grants...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1KENT, Wash. — A carjacking spree was captured by helicopter footage, KOMO reported.The Feb. 13 incident began when the Kent Police Department responded to a report of a stolen white SUV. The King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was in the area and spotted...
