By Noah GoldbergLos Angeles TimesPALO ALTO, Calif. — A Florida man purloined a plane in Palo Alto on Thursday and put it down on a beach in Half Moon Bay, according to flummoxed San Mateo County authorities.The 50-year-old Miami native and suspect, Luiz Gustavo Aires...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has a new training facility in the works. It just received a $10 million boost, CBS Texas reported.Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has emphasized the need for the new facility, saying that the space the department currently...
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities in eastern Tennessee were searching early Friday for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one sheriff’s deputy and left another wounded.Warrants have been issued for 42-year-old Kenneth Dehart, who is wanted on suspicion of...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Newly released video shows the moment a SWAT officer neutralized a threat presented by an ex-deputy firing shots outside an apartment building, NEWS4SA reported.The video, released on Feb. 8 by the San Antonio Police Department, included 911 calls from...
By Molly Crane-NewmanNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Seven people have been indicted in connection to the Times Square melee between a group of migrants and NYPD officers, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said at a joint press conference Thursday with the mayor and police...
How can a single police officer overcome multiple attackers?Below are 12 recommendations, not gleaned from theoretical contemplations, but imprinted on my mind after personally applying these principles successfully on the street in the face of multiple attackers.1. If you anticipate the possibility of facing multiple...
On November 30, 2023, at approximately 7:20 pm, officers responded to a call from a McDonald’s, reporting a woman screaming for help inside a semi-truck parked in the fast-food restaurant’s parking lot.An officer arrived and attempted to make contact with someone inside the semi by...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ELIZABETH, N.J. — A New Jersey police sergeant has died from cancer as a result of his work at ground zero during the 9/11 terror attacks, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Sergeant Michael Kurinzi was assigned to search and recovery efforts at...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — A state trooper has died as a result of cancer caused by toxins at the World Trade Center collapse site, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Trooper Robert M. Burney was assigned to search and recovery after the attacks, according...
By Matt Rourke and Tassanee VejpongsaAssociated PressEAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. — Authorities were searching the charred remains of a suburban Philadelphia home Thursday morning, a day after a shootout and fire left two police officers wounded and at least six people unaccounted for.Firefighters were also still...
