ROCKVILLE, Md. — A former Laurel police chief was sentenced to 55 years in prison for setting three fires at properties owned by his stepson and daughter-in-law in Montgomery County between 2016 and 2020, Bethesda Today reported. David Michael Crawford, 74, pleaded guilty to two...
Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, she holds a journalism...
By Rebecca White and Leonard GreeneNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — An NYPD bomb squad detective and his sergeant sister retired this month on the same date their father left the department years ago.Det. Kenny Dean, 59, and his sister, Sgt. Maryann Palonco, 53, put...
By Lauren GirgisThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — A 62-year-old Kansas man has been charged with assaulting law enforcement officers in connection with a police shootout Thursday evening in Ballard.Christopher Michael Bowman is charged with first- and second-degree assault for allegedly shooting at Seattle police Officers Jonathan...
By Cole Watermanmlive.comPINCONNING TWP, Mich. — Bay County Sheriff’s deputies have rescued another four people after they wound up marooned in the frozen Saginaw Bay.About 12:50 a.m. on Feb. 7, Bay County Central Dispatch received calls that four men were stranded in the bay about...
By Barry Williams and Colin MixsonNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — The NYPD police academy will be renamed after Det. Steven McDonald, a fallen hero of the department who channeled the agony of three devastating gunshot wounds into an enduring message of peace and forgiveness.“Across...
By Dan BelsonBaltimore SunBALTIMORE, Md. — Police released body camera footage showing a Southeast Baltimore encounter last month that ended with officers fatally shooting a man on an Interstate 95 on-ramp.The footage, released following a Thursday news conference, shows Baltimore Police pursuing Jamarl Muse, 40,...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverDOVER, N.C. — A case of underage drinking escalated to felony charges when a teen drove through firefighters battling a blaze and squashed their fire hose with his tires, according to investigations in eastern North Carolina.It happened in the Dover community...
Ring has canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety.In a statement posted to its blog on Feb. 12, the Amazon-owned company said the decision followed a review of the project.“Following a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time...
PRESS RELEASEPITTSBURGH, Pa. — Cybergenetics is excited to attend AAFS 2026 as both a vendor and presenter. Cybergenetics will deliver three Criminalistics presentations focused on helping agencies get actionable intelligence from DNA evidence. When traditional data analysis hits pause on DNA that’s too complex —low-level,...
