By Jack Dura Associated PressSTANTON, N.D. — The adult son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison Monday in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing...
By Christian MartinezThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — Scott Wahl had one objective: to become San Diego police chief and lead the department where his father, Michael Wahl, had served as an officer for decades.“It’s always been my goal, really if I’m being honest,” Wahl...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new Florida law set to take effect on Jan. 1 aims to enhance safety for first responders and the public by creating enforceable boundaries at emergency scenes, News4Jax reported.Known as Senate Bill 184, or the “Halo Law,” the legislation establishes a...
BY Caleb McCluskeyNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloTUPELO, Miss. — The next step in the years-long process of building and bolstering the city of Tupelo’s real time intelligence center continues with help from a federal grant to purchase more surveillance equipment.The Tupelo City Council voted unanimously...
NEW YORK — The NYPD recorded an alarming 4,600 injuries to officers at the hands of violent suspects in the first nine months of 2024, marking the highest total since the department began tracking such data in 2016, the New York Post reported. ...
WINDER, Ga. — Months after responding to the fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in on Sept. 4, a school resource officer sat down in an interview with a local church to discuss details of the incident, CNN reported. The shooting left four people dead...
By Jeremy RedmonThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAUGUSTA Ga. — Fourteen years ago, Jim Banish found himself with a bottle of booze in one hand and a gun in the other. Cumulative traumatic stress from his job in policing and grief over his older brother’s suicide two years...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS —A wide, weeklong security zone around Caesars Superdome and swarms of federal and state agents armed with drones in downtown New Orleans are among the public safety measures in the works in the lead-up to...
By Lillie DavidsonFort Worth Star-TelegramFORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department is almost halfway through clearing a backlog of rape kits, and the city’s crime lab is almost fully staffed, authorities said Monday.In October, 898 kits were reported overdue for the state’s 90-day...
By Irene Rotondomasslive.comBOSTON — In a public safety milestone, Boston slashed its 2024 homicide rate to 24 killings, positioning itself as one of the safest major cities in the nation, according to officials.There were 37 homicides in the city in 2023, 40 each in 2022...