By Lea SkeneAssociated PressBALTIMORE — Long plagued by rampant gun crimes, Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the first time in nearly a decade, ending a surge that began in 2015.The 20% annual decrease, which city leaders called the largest ever, suggests...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — While gun crimes, including killings, in New York City have plummeted, assaults on officers have increased dramatically, CBS News reported.“There’s just an erosion of expectation of authority, this feeling that you don’t have to respect the authority of this city,”...
By Sydney DawesDayton Daily News, OhioDAYTON, Ohio — Local police agencies are giving their K-9s that are trained to detect marijuana extended breaks as law enforcement officials across Ohio grapple with the legalization of the drug following the passage of Issue 2.For K-9s like Cezar...
By Rosana HughesThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. — A Coweta County deputy was fatally struck by an Alabama police officer’s vehicle during a high-speed pursuit that crossed the state line early Thursday, authorities confirmed.Deputy Eric Minix was involved in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle...
By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah FingerhutAssociated PressPERRY, Iowa — A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school on the first day of school after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others as students barricaded in offices and fled in panic.The...
By Lyndsay WinkleyThe San Diego Union-TribuneCHULA VISTA, Calif. — Not all police drone footage should be kept secret.That’s the big takeaway from a California appeals court opinion — thought to be the first of its kind in the nation — that was published this week.The...
By Kaitlin McCallumHartford CourantKILLINGLY, Conn. — Connecticut’s inspector general is investigating a Dec. 30 incident in which a state police trooper reportedly shot a man in the chest.The incident occurred Saturday near 601 Hartford Pike in Killingly, according to a statement from the Office of...
Associated PressHONOLULU — The subject of an islandwide manhunt New Year’s Day in Hawaii was a felon barred from owning the high-powered rifle he used to open fire on Honolulu police in a shootout that left two officers wounded and the suspect dead, court records...
By Police1 StaffLAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is featured in a unique photography book titled “America’s Finest: Policing Las Vegas.” The book marks the first time in LVMPD’s 50-year history that photographers have been granted such extensive access.Readers are invited...
By Police1 StaffThe use of red dot sights (RDS) on duty pistols in law enforcement has been a growing trend in law enforcement over the past for several years. To gauge the effectiveness of pistol-mounted optics, the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLEFIA) launched...
