By Luke PeteleyStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With crime surging on Staten Island in 2023, the NYPD enacted a tactical shift at the end of the summer, developing an intricate, multi-state system to gather and analyze intelligence as a strategy to crack down...
By Jakob Rodgers, Harry HarrisBay Area News GroupOAKLAND, Calif. — An Oakland police officer died Friday after he was shot while on duty near the city’s waterfront, police said.The officer, who was working undercover, was taken to Highland Hospital, where he died from his wounds.“It...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A deputy died in a vehicle crash while on his way to work, Gray News reported.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office stated that Deputy Joshua Maloy was in a traffic collision on the way to start his Dec. 24 shift,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — The national homicide rate has fallen nearly 13% since 2022, and local law enforcement agencies are also reporting drops in violent crime, ABC News reported.The homicide drop is the most dramatic decrease on record with nearly 2,000 less people killed in...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FAIR GROVE, Mo. — A Missouri police department has been left with a single full-time officer after resignations for the second time in a five-year span, the Springfield News-Leader reported.The Fair Grove Police Department now has only one fully trained officer and two...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1PITTSBURGH — A man accused of pointing a gun at deputies was taken into custody after driving into a pool during a pursuit, KDKA reported.Jeremy Neal, 31, was approached by Allegheny Sheriff’s Office deputies on Dec. 27 when they noticed he was “involved...
By Sarah FreishtatChicago TribuneCHICAGO — The rate of violent crime on CTA trains continued to drop in 2023, years after it spiked when the pandemic emptied trains of many riders.But the violent crime rate still remained above pre-pandemic levels, a Tribune analysis of Chicago police...
By Justin MuszynskiHartford CourantMERIDEN, Conn. — Seven Connecticut State Police recruits sworn in Thursday were awarded medals at their graduation ceremony from the police academy for saving a fellow recruit’s life during their training over the summer. Two instructors were also awarded medals.State police said...
By Brian NiemietzNew York Daily NewsBRIDGETON, N.J. — New Jersey’s Bridgeton Police Department is asking the public to ignore an inflammatory story about a Christmas Day shooting that never actually happened.“This ‘article’ is circulating social media and was brought to BPD’s attention,” cops wrote on...
By Police1 StaffMODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto (California) Police Department is intensifying its efforts against organized retail theft. These coordinated thefts have been causing substantial financial damages to local businesses, ranging from $100,000 to $5 million annually.These theft groups act quickly and aggressively, clearing store...
