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Ex-NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing cooler that caused fatal crash

Former NYPD sergeant Erik Duran was convicted of manslaughter after throwing a cooler that caused the 2023 death of Eric Duprey

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Video: Man opens fire at Phoenix Police helicopter before OIS

Drone footage shows the man raising a handgun and firing multiple shots at a responding Phoenix PD helicopter before officers returned fire on the ground

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BWC: N.J. officer indicted for manslaughter in shooting of man wielding baseball bat

Video shows multiple Woodbridge PD officers approaching the man, who was walking away while yelling and refusing to drop the bat; after several minutes, one officer fired shots

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Okla. trooper killed in head-on crash

A vehicle that was traveling south on a freeway lost control and crossed the center cable barrier, striking Trooper Vernon Brake’s vehicle as he was driving northbound

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Video: Fla. man forces gas station clerk to call police so they can kill him

The man threatened the clerk with a replica gun, forcing him to make a 911 call; when Jacksonville officers arrived, he ran out of the gas station with the gun raised

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Suspect attacks, repeatedly stabs Calif. sheriff’s office K-9 after slow pursuit

CHP and the Solano County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle fleeing at low speeds, but the driver remained combative and attacked a K-9 working to facilitate the arrest

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Sensitive LAPD materials, including officer personnel files, leaked in suspected hack

The breach is suspected to have made more than 337,000 files available for download, including witness names, unredacted criminal complaints and investigative files

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Man shot by ICE agents after fleeing Calif. traffic stop, driving at officers

A statement from ICE identified the man as a gang member and said the man was trying to hit an officer with his vehicle during the incident

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Seattle officers file lawsuit against PD leaders over alleged carbon monoxide exposure

The Seattle PD precinct’s underground garage, as well as the patrol deck, bullpen and sergeants’ offices, were inadequately ventilated, according to the suit

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N.Y. driver of car with ‘Sorry officer, I thought you wanted to race’ sticker arrested after pursuit

The driver faces multiple charges after fleeing a traffic stop in a vehicle that had no plates, the New York State Police stated

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BWC: Man calls 911 on himself, runs at Calif. officer with knife before OIS

The suspect initially called 911 to report a knife-wielding man was chasing people outside a Sacramento elementary school

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Okla. officers on leave over April Fools’ Day 911 call falsely reporting baby thrown from car window

Oklahoma City dispatchers reportedly sent officers to the location of the call before learning it was a hoax

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BWC: Suspect in stolen beer truck plows into Ind. cruiser during pursuit

The Vanderburgh County deputy was standing outside his cruiser and working to deploy spike strips when the truck hit the vehicle at high speed

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Mass. PD to add body cameras after Kelsey Fitzsimmons’s acquittal

Ex-North Andover officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was acquitted of pointing a gun at Officer Patrick Noonan after a judge ruled that the prosecution had not met the burden of proof

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BWC: Ky. officers shoot woman in crisis after she threatened to kill them, advanced with broken porcelain

The woman, who had cut herself and drank cleaning supplies after locking herself in a bathroom, said that she would “kill anyone who tried to help” her

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