By Dave Dawson, Assistant editorJacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Adam Mefford was not displeased to see the city of Springfield move to increase salaries for police officers by 21% over four years.“It’s about time police salaries get into range with other public service jobs,” said...
By Haleluya HaderoThe Associated PressWESTFIELD, N.J. — A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey.Meanwhile, on the other side of...
By Steve KarnowskiAssociated PressELY, Minn. — The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it’s offering a unique incentive: canoes.Ely, a...
By Robert A. CronkletonThe Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Less than 24 hours after a man was killed and a person taken into custody in a shooting at a Kansas City home, police on Friday identified the victim as a 50-year old John M....
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Newly released surveillance footage shows a cruiser spinning several times after being T-boned in an intersection by a DUI driver who ran a red light, NBC Miami reported.Video shows a black Dodge Charger speeding through a red light and...
By Cornelius FrolikDayton Daily News, OhioDAYTON, Ohio —The Dayton Police Department should have 365 sworn officers — but doesn’t. It had 336 officers at the end of November.That’s because the agency has struggled mightily with attrition and recruitment.The police department started 2023 with the lowest...
By Rio Yamat and Ben Finley Associated PressLAS VEGAS — The 67-year-old gunman who killed three faculty members and wounded a fourth in a roughly 10-minute rampage at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and more than...
Press ReleaseHUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division is working with leaders in Poland’s Świętokrzyskie Province to digitize urban planning documents for the area’s 43 municipalities. The project has the potential to expand economic investment in the region, bringing a host of benefits...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1OAK CREEK, Wis. — The partner of an officer killed in the line of duty earlier this year has died from injuries sustained in an off-duty crash, TMJ4 reported.Milwaukee Police Department Officer Jimmy Nowak was severely injured in the crash with a semi-truck...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — A county attorney will not press felony assault charges against a suspect who dragged a police officer nearly 40 yards with his vehicle, KARE reported.Newly released dash camera footage shows the Nov. 13 traffic stop unfolding after officers, including...
