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Okla. deputy faces charges for allegedly fabricating pursuit, OIS

Investigators could not find any evidence of a suspect ever being present during the alleged pursuit or shooting, according to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office

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Ga. deputy in critical condition after being shot in the head by suspect

Carroll County Investigator Taylor Bristow was shot while attempting to serve a warrant; he was taken to a hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery

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Body camera video shows Ky. officer use jiu-jitsu training to subdue suspect

“Even being on the bottom, [the officer] was in more control than the aggressor,” said Officer Adam Sears, who leads the Gracie Survival Tactics training for the LMPD

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Dashcam video shows pursuit of Wash. man fleeing in truck stolen from school district

Police spiked the truck’s tires and attempted a PIT maneuver during the pursuit; the suspect eventually stopped at a dead end and surrendered to Thurston County deputies

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Pro-Palestinian protesters charge at police near Chicago’s Israeli consulate on second night of DNC

“We have people who showed up here to commit acts of violence. They wanted chaos,” said Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling

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Video: Suspected car thief pins NYPD community response officer to car, flees on rooftops before arrest

“Your Community Response Team officers would not let him get away after he tried to kill one of their own,” said NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry

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Video: Suspect on the run after firing at officers, crashes into convenience store before OIS

The man was pursued across several Colorado jurisdictions, firing at officers with several agencies along the way

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BWC: Calif. police arrest woman who hid in trunk after being accused of shoplifting

When Irvine Police Department officers searched the woman’s purse, they found at least $600 worth of stolen makeup and beauty products

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Georgia deputy killed in ambush shooting during domestic dispute call by suspect who took his own life

Deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, had been with the Paulding County Sheriff’s office for just over four years and was the father of two

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‘The definition of selflessness’: Mass. officer who fundraised for pediatric cancer while fighting cancer dies

“George [Labonte] knew firsthand how scary it was for him to deal with cancer and imagined it had to be even worse for kids,” the department posted on Facebook

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Ariz. trooper rescues ‘Stitch’ the desert tortoise 3 miles from home

How long does it take a tortoise cross the road? It’s still a mystery, after an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper returned him to a nearby ranch

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Mich. citizen patrol officer stops alleged kidnapping of 7-year-old at park

The Sterling Heights Police Department’s Citizen on Patrol witnessed the attempted kidnapping and resued the girl; police officers then arrived to arrest the suspect

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Escaped 1,300-pound bull charges Mass. police officers

The Raynham Police Department officers were forced to shoot the bull after it continued to aggressively charge at them

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Maine regulators reject utility proposal to report suspected marijuana grow operations to police

Versant Power proposed a plan to proactively report high energy consumption, stating it has the ability to find marijuana grow houses but cannot report them to police

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Calif. PD considers offering brain stimulation therapy

Turlock PD may use federal funds to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation to officers who may feel groggy from poor sleep or want to improve interactions with the public

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