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6 deputy positions cut after Mich. sheriff’s office loses $615K from budget

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office cut the positions, which were unfilled, to balance its 2025 budget after losing $615,000 from the county’s general fund

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N.M. PD’s hybrid vehicle initiative put on hold after delays, price jumps

Instead, the Santa Fe Police Department is ordering vehicles with EcoBoost gasoline engines for this year’s fleet replacement purchase

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Senate passes Social Security Fairness Act to boost benefits for many public service retirees

Millions of first responders and other public employees would soon see a boost in their monthly payments after Congress repealed decades-old reductions

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‘Semi-nude…in need of medical attention’: PD looks for Colo. man, burned after cutting power line

Commerce City officers thought they would find a body while investigating a power outage near a transformer

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Fla. police warn residents to stay away after numerous reports of monkey sightings

Photos shared by Orange City Police on social media show someone saw one of the monkeys atop their fence, and it appeared to be about the size of a toddler

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New Jersey Supreme Court temporarily leaves attorney general in charge of Paterson police

New Jersey’s top court paused a lower court decision that determined the attorney general overstepped his authority when he took control of the Paterson Police Department

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‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush

Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times

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Video: Distracted driver slams into stopped cruiser at 60+ mph, destroying truck and injuring Fla. deputy

“This isn’t a fender bender. This is a full-size pickup truck. The back half of it completely gone,” St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said

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BWC: Man uses 1-year-old son as ‘human shield,’ stabs Mich. officers

The man refused to comply with Bay City officers’ orders to exit his vehicle, holding the child in his lap; officers eventually tased the man to forcibly remove him

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Video: Man flees Ohio police with open door, ejecting baby during high-speed pursuit

Bryan Police Department officers, along with the baby’s mother, searched for an hour before finding the child, still in a car seat; the baby was dangerously cold, but otherwise unharmed

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BWC: Man emerges from home with gun, shoots Okla. officer before OIS

“[This] was the best-case scenario. Unfortunately, yes, [Officer Michael Cook] was struck in the leg, but he got to go home to his family,” Muskogee Police stated

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Video: Man attempts to steal car, pins Conn. officer

When Waterbury Police officers instructed the man to get out of the car, he instead put it in drive and began moving forward, partially pinning an officer between the car and a cruiser

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BWC: Man shoots, wounds Calif. sheriff’s office K-9 before OIS

Madera County Sheriff’s Office deputies were pursuing the man after he allegedly stole a vehicle and hit multiple other cars; K-9 Obie was shot with numerous pellets in the pursuit

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BWC: Calif. officer wounded in shootout with homicide suspect before fatal OIS

The man had allegedly shot and killed two people before firing shots at San Diego Harbor Police officers, wounding one

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5 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Wis. christian school, suspected shooter killed

“We are praying for the kids, educators and entire Abundant Life school community…and are grateful for the first responders who are working quickly to respond,” Gov. Tony Evers stated

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