By Ishani DesaiThe Sacramento BeePLACER COUNTY, CALIF. — The Placer County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team rescued three people trapped earlier this month after an off-roading adventure left them stranded in chilly temperatures overnight.The three men had ventured on a four-by-four off-roading trip in...
PRESS RELEASEASHBURN, Va. — Verizon Frontline recently launched an innovation program designed to help foster new ideas and develop cutting-edge, 5G-enabled solutions to support first responders on the front lines.“Today, departments are actively looking at new, innovative products that can help create efficiencies and reduce...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LINCOLN, Neb. — Video shows a man in a construction vehicle ramming police cruisers after officers responded to a report that he was damaging businesses and vehicles with it, KOLN reported.The Jan. 14 incident began when Samuel Peyrot, 36, began using a skid-steer...
By Irene Rotondomasslive.comBOSTON — The funeral and services for an active-duty, 38-year-old Boston Police officer who died unexpectedly on Jan. 11 have been scheduled.Pierce Fitzgerald Norton, of South Boston, died following a medical emergency on Thursday, according to the City of Boston Emergency Management and...
By Michael Casey Associated PressCONCORD, N.H. —A Connecticut truck driver will serve at least 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to charges Friday related to a highway crash that killed a New Hampshire state trooper.Jay Medeiros, of Ashford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide...
The debate around marijuana legalization is intensifying, especially in the context of law enforcement recruitment. With California’s AB 2188 and SB 700 marking a significant shift in employment discrimination laws regarding cannabis use, the issue has become a hotbed for discussion.In those states where marijuana...
APPLETON, Wis. — Frontline Communications, a division of Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., and a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced the delivery of a C-44X-4 mobile command vehicle to the St. Petersburg Police Department in Florida. Sold through Pierce and Frontline Communications dealer, Ten-8 Fire and...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced the availability of its second edition Analysis + Insights Report, which examines a plethora of technological and operational challenges and opportunities that public safety agencies are facing today.The report, which focuses on eight key factors,...
By Kristen SpickerDayton Daily News, OhioDAYTON OHIO — Dash camera footage was released Wednesday from a pursuit Monday on U.S. 35 that ended with a truck hitting two cruisers and police shooting the suspect.Three people were taken to the hospital in connection to the incident...
By Beth MusgraveLexington Herald-LeaderLEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County is one of seven Kentucky communities to receive grant funding to start a community-based crisis response to treat people who are experiencing mental health emergencies.Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has...
