By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — Packing power in their gleaming muscle, unfazed by flambeaux or flying beads, the Percheron draft horses of the New Orleans Police Department convey authority wherever they go.But controlling a crowd of roughly a million...
By John AntczakAssociated PressLOS ANGELES — Graffiti has risen to high art in downtown Los Angeles: Taggers have covered at least 27 stories of an unfinished high-rise development.The vandalism is the latest twist in the saga of the three-tower project across the street from where...
By Sarah RoebuckEditorial StaffMIAMI — New data has revealed the top 10 states with the most 911 calls. Personal injury attorneys at injuredinflorida.com conducted a study analyzing National 911 Program data, examining the volume of 911 calls in each state from 2019 to 2021. They...
By Namu Sampathmasslive.comBOSTON — About $700,000 was recently given by the state to a number of law enforcement agencies in Western Massachusetts to reduce youth participation in gangs.The Hampden and Northwestern district attorneys’ offices and the Massachusetts State Police received the funding, which the state...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today the 15th anniversary of its founding as a firm that provides consulting and managed services to public-safety, justice, and government organizations.Since its 10th milestone anniversary, MCP has grown impressively. Over the last five years,...
PRESS RELEASEWESTFIELD, Mass. — Savage Arms announces the release of a new video in collaboration with Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation (OSCF) and Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife): Connecting With Conservation. The video acknowledges the significant contributions made by industry manufacturers, state wildlife...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 will return to active duty following a severe injury caused by a vehicle crash, KCTV reported.K-9 Igor spent several days in the ICU after the Jan. 12 incident occurred, according to the report. Troopers had...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been killed in a vehicle crash during a pursuit, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported.Trooper Zachary Fink, 26, was pursuing a fleeing vehicle down a freeway when the driver suddenly turned around to drive...
By Sarah RoebuckEditorial StaffWASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to help enhance routing wireless 911 calls and Real-Time Texts (RTT) to 911 call centers, the FCC said in a news release. Historically, wireless 911 calls are routed based on the nearest cell tower,...
By Elyse CarmosinoThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.BATON ROUGE — After three-year-old Devin Page was killed in a drive-by shooting while sleeping in his bed in April 2022, his grandmother, Cathy Toliver, knew she wanted to help other families of gun violence victims honor their loved...
