PRESS RELEASESEVIER, Utah — The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team recently delivered mission-critical communications capabilities in support of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and multiple other public safety agencies during the annual Utah Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference at Fish Lake.At the request of the...
PRESS RELEASEHUNTSVILLE, Ala — Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced Guilford Metro 911 will deploy its public safety platform to improve emergency response times and optimize multi-agency collaboration. The project will bring cutting edge technologies, including advanced dispatch and cloud-based collaboration portals enhanced with...
Imago / Alamy Stock Photo Indianapolis – June 21, 2024. Police agencies across the U.S. are losing officers faster than they can be replaced. It’s a leading factor that is contributing to our public safety crisis and threatening our American way of life. Fewer police officers...
By Sarah Calams Police1 WARM SPRINGS, Ga. — A police chief has been fired and 11 out of 12 officers were suspended after an internal investigation of the department.The city of Warm Springs in Meriwether County announced the termination of Chief of Police Emilio Quintana...
By Sarah CalamsPolice1 HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Newly released video shows the moment a deputy constable was shot at by a robbery suspect last week.In the video, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office Deputy Constable Deteryon Fontonet can be heard telling the suspect, Danthony Simms-Coleman,...
By Sujena Soumyanath and David Nuñezoregonlive.comPORTLAND, Ore. — A Washington County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy died Wednesday afternoon after the motorized scooter he was riding collided with a car, the sheriff’s office reported.Richard Thompson was riding home just after 5 p.m. when a car traveling...
By Keri BlakingerLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — More than a month after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced the “unexpected passing” of a deputy, medical examiner records now show he died from the effects of methamphetamine.Deputy Jonathan Stewart was found unresponsive at the South...
By Payton FelixDaily GazetteOREGON, Ill. — The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office has released a critical incident briefing video that includes body camera footage and additional information about a shooting that occurred in the Lost Lake subdivision June 12 that resulted in three deputies being shot.The...
Associated PressSEATTLE — A Seattle police officer was fired for calling his Chinese American neighbor racist and sexist slurs while off duty in 2022, according to a news report.Officer Burton Hill was fired in May, The Seattle Times reported.The termination stemmed from an altercation with...
By Jeffrey CollinsAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C. — For the second time this month, a police dog has been killed while trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina.A Richland County Sheriff’s Department dog named Wick was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 77...