By Renee BergThe Free Press, Mankato, Minn.MANKATO, Minn. — Dianne Smith describes Bob Roelofs as a hero, though he disagrees.Smith’s husband, Peter Smith, woke up early Sept. 7 and knew something was wrong. The Mapleton man dialed 911 and told the operator he needed help...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has confirmed Jim McDonnell as the new LAPD chief in an 11-2 vote, KABC reported.Nominated by Mayor Karen Bass, McDonnell becomes the 59th chief to lead the nation’s third-largest police force as Los Angeles prepares...
Indianapolis, November 11, 2024 – The National Police Association (NPA) announced today its support for the Frank Connor and Trooper Werner Foerster Justice Act (S. 5117), a new federal bill introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). This proposed legislation mandates the deportation to the United...
By Mitch HottsThe Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich.STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. —In a move officials say will increase police visibility, Sterling Heights city officials and the labor union representing police officers have approved moving officers from a 10-hour day work day to 12-hour shifts four days...
By Police1 StaffA new research study titled “The Cumulative Effects of Head Injuries as Unrecognized Precursors for Concussive Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in Law Enforcement Officers” aims to examine the potential link between head injuries sustained by law enforcement officers and the risk of developing degenerative...
The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a search and rescue operation for a missing 48-foot sailing vessel with one sailor on board. The vessel, known as the Alchemist, was last seen near Pleasant Bay off Cape Cod, the Coast Guard wrote in a post on...
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, defended his statement about transgender people to the New York Times, saying the backlash he has received only proves his point about the Democratic Party’s inability to have difficult conversations.Moulton told the Times in an interview following Vice President...
As Massachusetts grapples with an extended stretch of dry weather, “any rain is good rain,” National Weather Service forecasters say. But the Bay State didn’t cash in on the refreshing rain that fell overnight into Monday, leaving the fire risk high. Rainfall totals in most...
The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (doing business as Explore Western Mass) has added three members to its Board of Directors.The following members were voted onto the board at the Explore Western Mass Annual Meeting and will serve two-year terms, expiring in October 2026....
PeoplesBank has been named a Top Corporate Charitable Contributor by the Boston Business Journal, which also recognized the bank’s employees by listing them as number three in the state for volunteer hours contributed. PeoplesBank was also included in the top three most generous corporate contributors...
