PRESS RELEASEBASKING RIDGE, N.J. — First responders across the nation dealt with everything from derechos to hurricanes, wildfires and more in 2023. Throughout this challenging year, the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team helped provide mission-critical communications support to public safety agencies on the front lines...
By Olivia Mitchellcleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio police departments won’t change their hiring policies after the passage of Issue 2, the state law that legalized recreational marijuana and went into effect this month.Several departments told cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer that they will continue to...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — A bill known as the Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act has been endorsed by the Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, which substantially increases its likelihood of reaching the president’s desk, according to a press release.The bill aims to mitigate the...
By Rosalio AhumadaThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released video of authorities fatally shooting a man who led a high-speed vehicle pursuit on Interstate 80 last month before crashing his car into a motorcyclist and trying to stab...
By Josh CainThe Whittier Daily News, Calif.SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — California police will soon be required to tell drivers why they’ve stopped them before they can start asking questions.The new bill, A.B. 2773, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2024, will also require all police agencies...
By Cristóbal ReyesOrlando SentinelKISSIMMEE, Fla. — Donna Lorman wanted her son’s green pop tube, so she tried to take it from him. Drew Lorman, a 31-year-old man with autism, protected it, pushing his mother back harder with each attempt to yank the toy out his...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced that the West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center (WSCDC) in River Forest, Illinois, awarded the firm a contract to support the center in its effort to upgrade its computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems.WSCDC serves as the primary...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES— Slim Jim’s custom sports car, known to fans as “Fast Meat,” has been stolen, a Conagra Brands press release states.Fast Meat was heading from Chicago to Los Angeles to promote the WWE Survivor Series. It was last seen in California.The company...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. — An East Fishkill Police Department officer has died following a single-vehicle crash in his cruiser, Mid Hudson news reported.Officer Daniel DiDato was going to the hospital to speak with a pedestrian who had been struck by a car earlier...
The SentinelHERSHEY, Pa. — Gov. John Shapiro and members of his administration on Monday broke ground on a new Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey.According to the administration, the modernization project replaces outdated infrastructure with state-of-the-art facilities, representing the most comprehensive update to the academy...
