“Discretion is the better part of valor,” is a slight misquote of a line from Shakespeare’s Henry IV. If you want a full rundown of the Bard’s nuance, you can find it here. The phrase is modernly used to mean it is better to be...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1GOLDEN, Colo. — The Golden Police Department’s four-day work week pilot has concluded and preliminary results show promising trends, Colorado Community Media reported.The pilot began in July 2023 when all GPD employees had their work week reduced to four days of eight-hour shifts...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOS ANGELES — A veteran LAPD officer connects with his community by regularly singing and performing in uniform, FOX 11 reported.Detective Chris Reza grew up in Los Angeles and “knows what it’s like to have crime at the foot of your doorstep,” he...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Smith & Warren is pleased to announce a continuation of their partnership with the Autism Society of Greater Orlando (ASGO) for Autism Awareness Month in April 2024. This marks the second year of this partnership with 10% of proceeds from the...
By Nancy McLaughlinNews & RecordGREENSBORO, N.C. — Tributes have poured in for Greensboro Police Sgt. Philip Dale Nix, the officer fatally shot Saturday at the Sheetz convenience store at 3202 Sandy Ridge Road.“He was one of the best police officers you’d ever want to meet,”...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Smith & Warren is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets of National Emblem & Badge, a division of OGS Technologies, LLC, that specializes in the manufacture of custom metal badges & uniform insignia.The acquisition of National Emblem & Badge...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — An off-duty Sacramento County deputy used his department’s emergency medical training to save a man’s life, ABC 10 reported.Deputy Cory Patterson was on a walk with his wife when he saw a vehicle veer off a road and into...
By Elizabeth Keogh, Colin Mixson and Rocco ParascandolaNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — New York City homicide and shootings dropped in 2023 for a second straight year, NYPD data show.There were 380 murder victims last year, an 11% decrease from 2022 when 429 people were...
On December 5, 2023, the St. Paul (Minn.) Police Department received a report of a man in a car, later identified as Brandon Keys, 24, who was following a woman in her car who had an order for protection against him. As the call progressed,...
A New Year’s Day fire in a Main Street apartment in Falmouth quickly spread to other apartments and resulted in multiple injuries, according to officials.Just before 6:40 p.m. Monday, the Falmouth Police Department wrote on Facebook that firefighters were battling a fire at 176 Main...
