Categories

BWC: Man dives into car’s backseat during traffic stop, appears to grab handgun before OIS

A Hartford officer initially deployed a TASER in an effort to subdue the man, who refused officers’ instructions and repeatedly screamed at them to “go away”

Go to Source

BWC: Colo. officers break through fence to rescue children trapped in backyard of burning home

“I’m just happy that there was nobody else in the house…,” Deputy Ryan McConnell said. “The smoke was so thick that there was no way [we] would have been able to get in there”

Go to Source

Video: Man fleeing traffic stop at 100+ mph crashes through safety fence, plunges off overpass

During the arrest, a West Allis officer injured his back near a fence and was hospitalized with several fractured vertebrae

Go to Source

Video: Man swinging sword around children on Thanksgiving brandishes gun at Fla. deputy before OIS

The suspect surrendered to Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he was struck by gunfire, suffering non-life-threatening injuries

Go to Source

Video: Man uses narcotics, fires shots at Calif. deputies before fatal OIS

Helicopter and body camera footage appears to show the man smoking before pointing a semi-automatic handgun at deputies who were attempting to de-escalate the situation

Go to Source

Video: Man stabs car dealership employee, throws knife at Ill. officer before OIS

After instructing the man to drop the two knives he was holding, the man threw one at an officer, leading Dekalb officers to fire several shots at him

Go to Source

BWC: Suspected DUI driver slams into cruisers as Fla. officers conduct traffic stop

“This could have been much, much worse. Hopefully, he’ll get a stiffer penalty this time so this doesn’t happen again,” Sheriff Keith Pearson said of the driver, who has a prior DUI conviction

Go to Source

Trump taps Kash Patel as FBI director

President-elect Donald Trump stated that Patel will play a key role in fighting gangs and stopping fentanyl trafficking at the border

Go to Source

Officers deploy pepper spray while working to break up brawl following Michigan-Ohio State rivalry game

“During the scuffle…officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray. OSUPD is the lead agency for games & will continue to investigate,” the agency stated

Go to Source

Pittsburgh cruisers, ambulances, fire trucks breaking down faster than city’s budget can afford to repair them

To properly upkeep the fleet, the city should be investing an estimated $20-$24 million annually, officials say; the 2025 budget allocates just over $6 million to buy new vehicles

Go to Source

Legislative report finds N.M.’s sagging crime clearance rate holds back public safety initiatives

A legislative report found that while the violent crime rate has persisted above the national average, the rate of solving such crimes has steadily dropped over the last decade

Go to Source

List: Safest states in America in 2024

WalletHub ranked the safest states in America based on personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness

Go to Source

Weird-smelling burrito turned out to be marijuana in aluminum foil wrapping, N.J. cops find

An Uber Eats driver detected an odd smell from a burrito meal he picked up and pulled over to call the police; officers posted that they are “cooking up an investigation”

Go to Source

Ranks of Hispanic officers reaching record levels at NYPD

Det. Joseph Ayala, president of the NYPD Hispanic Society, said the agency has worked toward “creating a more representative force [to] reflect the…communities they serve”

Go to Source

Wrong-way detection systems saving lives in as Conn. preps for busy holiday travel week

More than 120 wrong-way detection systems have been installed on high-risk highway ramps in an effort to curb a sharp rise in fatal crashes over the past five years

Go to Source