By Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressWASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has created a database to track records of misconduct by federal law enforcement officers that is aimed at preventing agencies from unknowingly hiring officers with a history of bad behavior, officials...
By Police1 StaffATOKA, Tenn. -- The Atoka Police Department was recently gifted a VirTra V-100 public safety training simulator as part of the Taskforce Santa project, a collaborative effort between VirTra and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), aimed...
Journal-News, Hamilton, OhioPREBLE COUNTY, Ohio — A two-vehicle crash killed two people, including a Preble County Sheriff’s deputy, in Gratis Twp. early this morning.The Preble County Sheriff’s Office identified the deputy as 34-year-old Joshua Hamilton from Eldorado. The second driver was identified as 36-year-old Michael...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DELTONA, Fla. — Body camera footage shows deputies save a 5-year-old girl who shot herself in the leg after finding a gun in her house, FOX 35 reported.In the video, you can hear Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies talk with the girl to...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has announced it will change company access to users’ location history, meaning it will no longer respond to police “geofence warrants,” Forbes reported.The warrants, also known as reverse-location services, allowed police departments to gather information on every user...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — A deputy and his K-9 partner were injured in a vehicle crash while responding to a “suspicious person call” in Malibu, CBS News reported.The crash occurred Dec. 16 when the cruiser collided head-on with a suspected drunk driver’s vehicle,...
By Justin VellucciThe Tribune-Review, GreensburgPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are working to realign the shrinking 770-officer force in the new year, but union leaders warn that the bureau shouldn’t reorganize in the midst of a staffing crisis.In 2024, Chief Larry Scirotto said he plans to launch...
By Susannah Sudboroughmasslive.comCHESHIRE, Mass. — 17-year-old Pittsfield girl is facing a charge of operating under the influence after crashing a car into Massachusetts State Police barracks in Cheshire on Saturday, according to state police.The crash happened just after 6:20 p.m. when the teen was driving...
By Rose Whitemlive.comGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man is in the hospital Saturday, Dec. 16 after being shot several times by two Grand Rapids police officers.According to preliminary information from the scene, the man, 20, was armed with a sharp object that appeared to be...
By Grace TooheyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Fentanyl has continued to tighten its deadly grip on Los Angeles, with the synthetic opioid causing the majority of fatal overdoses countywide in 2022.For the first time in recent years, fentanyl surpassed methamphetamine as the most common drug...
