By Joanna PutmanPolice1SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department has released dash camera footage from a high-speed pursuit of a drive-by shooting suspect, according to a news release.The Nov. 22 pursuit began when officers spotted a vehicle reported stolen that was also believed to be associated...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1STOCKTON, Calif. — After a successful street takeover bust, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is keeping seized vehicles for as long as possible and seeking to destroy some, KRCA reported.Deputies on the San Joaquin County Sideshow Task Force seized nearly 90 vehicles...
PRESS RELEASEALPHARETTA, Ga. — OnSolve, a leading critical event management provider that enables organizations to mitigate physical threats and remain agile when a crisis strikes, today announced an expanded partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and LexisNexis Risk Solutions that...
Jakob RodgersBay Area News GroupThe California Highway Patrol plans to temporarily flood Oakland and the East Bay with 120 extra officers as part of a “targeted” effort aimed at curtailing crime in the city, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday.The swell of CHP officers will...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — A Port Authority Police officer has died of cancer resulting from rescue work at Ground Zero, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department Officer Richard Louis Ruiz, Sr., 68, died on...
By Brian NiemietzNew York Daily NewsFT. MYERS, Fla. — A bank robber in Fort Myers, Fla. claiming to have a bomb was taken out by a SWAT team sniper when he held a knife to a hostage’s throat.Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said at a...
By Ed WhiteAssociated PressPONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021.Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1AUSTIN, Texas— Newly released body camera video shows a man holding a woman with multiple stab wounds while walking towards officers with a knife, the Austin American-Statesman reported.The Austin Police Department released footage on Feb. 2 of the Jan. 21 shooting, according to...
By Jake SheridanChicago TribuneCHICAGO — Aldermen took aim Monday at two sacred cows of policing in Chicago: How officers are deployed around the city and when they have to leave their jobs.The City Council’s Committee on Police and Fire voted to require the Chicago Police...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — NYPD officers in the Bronx are exploring unorthodox methods of cracking down on retail crime, including giving store owners the ability to contact officers on their personal phones to share photos and videos of thefts and robberies, the New York...
