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Dallas appoints veteran DEA agent as new chief

As Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Houston Division, Daniel C. Comeaux has focused on dismantling transnational criminal organizations and fighting drug trafficking

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Union: 2 Colo. officers severely wounded in ambush were shot in head by suspect out on bond for 3 felonies

The Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police officials wrote that the first officer was ambushed while sitting in his vehicle; as backup arrived, the suspect fired nearly 80 rounds

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Dashcam: After trapping 2 inside moving truck, suspect leads N.M. officers on pursuit

During the pursuit, the suspect appeared to drive toward Santa Fe PD officers head-on; the driver was stopped and arrested after most of the vehicle’s tires were deflated

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Ga. town loses PD as officers, chief resign amid county sheriff’s office consolidation

The Fort Gaines town council voted to combine the city’s law enforcement coverage with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office because the city cannot fund a police department

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6 people, including 3 children, killed in Hudson River helicopter crash

NYPD units from scuba, harbor, aviation and patrol joined FDNY and Port Authority to recover victims after the aircraft fell apart midair

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Video: San Diego SWAT snipers take down armed suspect during standoff

The man refused commands for 45 minutes before raising his gun toward a police response team, prompting SWAT snipers to fire, killing him

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BWC: Woman brandishes gun, rams into Fla. cruisers during pursuit before OIS

An MRAP vehicle performed a successful PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing woman, who identified herself to officers as a “CIA agent”

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Ark. deputy caught on camera wading through chest-deep waters to save stranded couple

“I was like, if they’re going to walk, then I’m going to walk too, because it’s my job,” Oachita Deputy Nathan Lane said

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Texas deputy killed in crash with semitruck

Wood County Deputy Melissa Pollard was fatally injured when she hit the truck from behind in her cruiser

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Man shot and killed by New York state police after he opened fire on their barracks

After receiving a report of shots fired near the barracks, troopers left the building and “engaged the suspect, fatally wounding the individual”

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Video: Mich. deputies use truck bed to rescue children stranded on second-floor of burning building

Two Mason County patrol deputies were the first to arrive at the scene and found individuals trapped on second-floor balconies

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BWC: Calif. officer shoots man found repeatedly stabbing his father

After being struck and wounded by the Concord Police officer’s gunfire, the man raised the knife and lunged at officers twice, leading to the fatal shooting

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Conn. man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2023 crash that killed police officer

The man fled a traffic stop, drove through two red lights and smashed into the passenger side of Hartford Police Officer Robert “Bobby” Garten’s cruiser

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New Mexico governor mobilizes National Guard to tackle crime emergency in Albuquerque

Gov. Lujan Grisham’s emergency declaration follows a March 31 request by Albuquerque’s police chief, who pointed to the fentanyl epidemic and an increase in violent juvenile crime

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Sheriff releases video showing man running at Mich. deputies with knives in both hands before fatal OIS

Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth said he was releasing the video in response to “public sentiment” and noted that deputies attempted to de-escalate

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