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Watch: Calif. PD’s drone finds burglary suspect hiding in ceiling

When a K-9 search didn’t locate the man, Oceanside police officers deployed a drone and found him pretending to sleep above the ceiling

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Video: N.M. deputies disarm children, ages 7 and 9, after standoff with loaded gun

Drone video shows Bernalillo County deputies confronting the armed children after at least 50 previous calls to the same home, the sheriff said

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Video: ‘Armed career criminal’ fires at Wash. deputies during pursuit

The suspect, a 10-time convicted felon, opened fire during a pursuit before fleeing on foot, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said

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Teens tied to Venezuelan gang ambushed NYPD officers in ‘wolfpack’ attack, mayor says

Members of Diablos de la 42, an offshoot of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, used scooters and bottles to attack officers trying to stop a robbery, Mayor Eric Adams said

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Herd of ‘hoofed hooligans’ escape — and end up 14 miles from home, Ga. cops say

Gilmer County Sheriff’s deputies were able to wrangle the whole herd and return the goats to their owner

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Wis. prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting near GOP convention

Columbus officers could be heard on BWC footage before the shooting identifying themselves as police and ordering a man to drop knives he was using to threaten another man

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NYC mayor says 500 bodegas will get silent panic buttons in $1.6M initiative

Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the city will equip the bodegas with “Silent Shield” buttons that would link cameras in the food stores to the PD in real time

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Wash. sheriff’s office rescues firefighters after their boat sinks

The Benton County sheriff’s office said a “freak accident” caused the rescue boat to get sucked under the current as the crew was trying to help the rafters

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Conn. officer returns to work after 9-year-old daughter saved his life

“She was the first of many people, including police, fire, EMS … who played a role in Alex’s recovery, but none of it happens if Analia doesn’t make that brave call,” the North Haven PD said

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Wash. legislature approves $100M in public safety grants aiming to boost recruitment

House Bill 2015 would set aside funds from the state’s operating budget to help cities and counties hire new law enforcement officers

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BWC: N.Y. trooper returns fire, pursues suspect after being shot during 2023 traffic stop

Trooper Richard Albert was approaching a vehicle he had stopped for speeding when a suspect suddenly held a handgun out of the vehicle window and began firing

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BWC: Driver grabs Calif. officer’s TASER during traffic stop before fatal OIS

The suspect first tried to use the drive-stun function on the Newport Beach officer’s neck, the video appears to show; he then pointed the TASER at the officer, leading to the shooting

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Mistrial for former Mich. police officer charged with murder in fatal OIS

Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr fatally shot a man after the man gained control of his TASER

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BWC: Conn. officers stop box truck after pursuit, tase suspect who fled on foot

Waterbury Police officers punctured the fleeing box truck’s tires with stop sticks before using cruisers to force the truck of the road; the suspect attempted to run but was captured

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Philadelphia police officer in critical condition after shooting erupts outside high school

As officers mediated fights near the school, a man approached and fired a shot; the shot ricocheted off the ground and struck an officer beneath his ballistic vest

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