By Police1 StaffThe American Society of Evidence-Based Policing (ASEBP) has announced the opening of registration for the #ASEBP2024 Conference. This event is a pivotal gathering for professionals and academics dedicated to advancing policing through evidence-based practices. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with leading...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MT. SHASTA, Calif. — Body camera footage shows an officer-involved shooting of a man attacking an Amtrak worker, KRCR reported.The Dec. 25 incident occurred when an Amtrak train’s crew called police to report a passenger’s erratic behavior, according to an earlier report. The...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — A K-9 officer has been killed in a police shootout with a suspect who was also killed, Action News 5 reported.The Feb. 21 incident occurred when Desoto County Sheriff’s Office deputies performed a PIT maneuver during a vehicle pursuit....
By Joanna PutmanPolice1RAEFORD, N.C. — A rural sheriff’s office has become one of the first agencies in North Carolina to train deputies as certified paramedics and send them to 911 responses, WNCN reported.So far, two deputies with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office serve as certified...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — A former professional basketball player plans to fulfill his life-long dream of becoming a police officer. Once he graduates from the academy, he’ll be the oldest rookie in D.C. police history, NBC Washington reported.Working in law enforcement was Michael Smith’s dream...
By Makiya SemineraThe Charlotte ObserverWINTHROP, Mass. — A Massachusetts officer had to put his knowledge from a CPR training to the test just minutes after completing the course, police said.As a 30-year veteran officer at the Winthrop Police Department, Robert Jaworski enrolled in a CPR...
By Police1 StaffATLANTA — Skyfire Consulting, a public safety UAS consulting group, has announced its collaboration with the Fremont Police and Fire Departments to launch a joint Drone First Responder (DFR) program in the United States, according to a press release. The Fremont DFR program,...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — After a period of backsliding that culminated in a bungled probe of a mayoral bodyguard’s timesheet violations, the New Orleans Police Department is back on track to achieve compliance with its decade-old reform agreement,...
Associated PressNEW YORK — A woman who struck and killed a New York City police detective after speeding through an NYPD roadblock while driving drunk was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison.A jury convicted Jessica Beauvais, 35, of Hempstead of aggravated manslaughter...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Both chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora mentioned righty Isaiah Campbell as a reliever who could step up after Boston traded John Schreiber to the Royals.The Red Sox acquired Campbell from the Mariners in November for second baseman...
