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South Hadley’s Isabella Schaeffer reaches 500 career strikeouts: ‘I am ecstastic’

1/3South Hadley softballSOUTH HADLEY ― Isabella Schaeffer recorded her 500th career strikeout in South Hadley’s loss to East Longmeadow on Monday.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you...

By Larry Smith

Ky. sergeant dies following medical emergency related to on-duty incident

By Police1 StaffWINCHESTER, Ky. — A sergeant with the Winchester Police Department died following a line-of-duty related incident, WLEX 18 reports.Sergeant William Marty Jackson II died on April 14 after he was involved in a struggle with a suspect, according to Winchester police.Jackson served in...

By Larry Smith

Video: Fla. deputy’s shoulder mic blocks bullet, saving his life, sheriff’s office says

By Tony MarreroTampa Bay TimesTAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough deputy was injured Sunday when a man fired shots in a Carrollwood park, hitting his shoulder mic, authorities said.Deputy Kerr Craige, 33, was treated at a local hospital for a minor injury and released later that...

By Larry Smith

BWC video: Suspect ambushes Nev. officers multiple times before fatal OIS

By Sarah RoebuckPolice1SPARKS, Nev. — Body camera video released by the Sparks Police Department captures the intense chaos that resulted in multiple officers being injured and a fatal officer-involved shooting.The incident started when an officer conducted a traffic stop during the afternoon of March 29,...

By Larry Smith

Supreme Court allows La. officer’s suit to move forward against Black Lives Matter activist

Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a lawsuit to go forward against a Black Lives Matter activist who led a protest in Louisiana in which a police officer was injured. The justices rejected an appeal from DeRay Mckesson in a case that...

By Larry Smith

New Fla. bills limit civilian review boards, restrict bystanders from getting too close to officers

By Skyler SwisherOrlando SentinelORLANDO, Fla. — Trumpeting his support of law enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills on Friday that will limit the authority of police civilian review boards and restrict bystanders from getting too close to officers during investigations.HB 601 bars citizen review boards...

By Larry Smith

N.Y. police officer, deputy killed in shootout

By Jon Moss, Rylee Kirk, Marnie Eisenstadt, Tim Knauss, Darian Stevensonsyracuse.comSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two police officers were killed Sunday night in a shootout on a suburban street in Salina.A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were both killed when they went to...

By Larry Smith

Calif. PD agrees to sweeping reform policies in settlement with state DOJ

By Thomas GaseTimes-Herald, Vallejo, Calif.VALLEJO, Calif. — The California Department of Justice has secured a settlement agreement with the City of Vallejo and its police department requiring reforms to its policies and practices, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Thursday.“It’s past time the people...

By Larry Smith

NYPD new rules on grooming and uniforms for cops challenged by union

By Rocco Parascandola, Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — New York City’s largest police union has sent a “cease and desist” letter to the NYPD, demanding the department rescind its “unilateral changes” to its grooming and appearance standards due to begin next month, the...

By Larry Smith