By Jessica BanovThe Charlotte ObserverGREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro police officer was killed Saturday night, prompting a statewide Blue Alert to seek the public’s help in finding two suspects, according to multiple sources.The alert that was issued at 6:10 p.m. was canceled at 7:52 p.m....
By Caroline SilvaThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A veteran deputy was shot in the head and killed Friday while responding to a disturbance at a home in Spalding County, authorities said.Sheriff Darrell Dix said Sgt. Marc McIntyre was killed by a shotgun blast in...
By Rio YamatAssociated PressLAS VEGAS — A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his mother in the desert near his childhood home two days after Christmas, setting off a violent high-speed...
By Olivia LloydThe Charlotte ObserverMADISON HEIGHTS, Va. — A well-trained dog was able to reunite a family on Christmas after a child went missing in Virginia, deputies said.Maxa the police dog found the juvenile in the woods, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said in a...
By Maddie SeilerThe Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It’s no secret that the job of a first responder is anything but easy.Taking calls can mean long hours, time away from family and PTSD. But every day hundreds of men and women in Cumberland...
By Luke PeteleyStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With crime surging on Staten Island in 2023, the NYPD enacted a tactical shift at the end of the summer, developing an intricate, multi-state system to gather and analyze intelligence as a strategy to crack down...
By Jakob Rodgers, Harry HarrisBay Area News GroupOAKLAND, Calif. — An Oakland police officer died Friday after he was shot while on duty near the city’s waterfront, police said.The officer, who was working undercover, was taken to Highland Hospital, where he died from his wounds.“It...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A deputy died in a vehicle crash while on his way to work, Gray News reported.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office stated that Deputy Joshua Maloy was in a traffic collision on the way to start his Dec. 24 shift,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — The national homicide rate has fallen nearly 13% since 2022, and local law enforcement agencies are also reporting drops in violent crime, ABC News reported.The homicide drop is the most dramatic decrease on record with nearly 2,000 less people killed in...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FAIR GROVE, Mo. — A Missouri police department has been left with a single full-time officer after resignations for the second time in a five-year span, the Springfield News-Leader reported.The Fair Grove Police Department now has only one fully trained officer and two...
