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‘You wanna go home tonight, right?’: BWC shows tense moments between suspect, Texas officer before fatal OIS

As the El Paso Police officer made contact with the suspect, the suspect made menacing comments toward the officer and asked if he “picked the wrong day to go to work”

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LAPD officer protected under qualified immunity in 2020 fatal OIS

The suspect, who was on meth, refused Officer Toni McBride’s commands to drop a box cutter as he continued to move toward officers at the scene of a car crash

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LASD: Female grabs deputy’s gun, fatally shoots herself in station lobby

The LASD said the 17-year-old reached toward the deputy’s firearm and retrieved it from the deputy’s holster; during the altercation, she suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound

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Someone put a “for sale” sign on a cruiser. Fla. sheriff’s office was ‘disappointed’ at lack of offers

“This car has been through it all and keeps on going. Sure, the leg room in the back is minimal and the rear seats aren’t all that comfortable, but real friends sit up front anyway!” the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook

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North Las Vegas officials get a tour of new command ststion with ‘state-of-the-art’ capabilities

The new facility will house a gym for strength and cardio for officers, a cooled evidence hold for materials collected by officers, offices for police supervisors, and briefing and interview rooms

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NYPD chiefs take subway rides to get citizen feedback on subway safety efforts

“Train patrol remains a cornerstone of subway policing,” wrote Transit Bureau chief Michael Kemper. “The sense of comfort that comes with seeing a cop during your subway journey is invaluable”

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‘Operation Wrong Exit’: They tried to give cops the slip and instead drove straight to them

The annual St. Paddy’s sting is among the creative measures police resort to in the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse game to reel in wrongdoers

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S.C. cops distribute food on behalf of charity commemorating fallen officer

The Greg’s Groceries program is named after Forest Acres Police Department Officer Greg Alia, who was shot and killed in 2015; the program has delivered an estimated 85,000 meals

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NYPD officers take on middle school ‘kings and queens’ in chess tournament

The tournament organizer stated he wanted the officers there to “break down barriers” and help students build strong relationships with them

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Iowa PD uses LPR tech to locate missing people, stolen vehicles

The Flock Safety LPR system, installed about a year ago in South Sioux City, has helped police track down 20 stolen vehicles and aided in 3 homicide investigations

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Portland revives police department protest response team

The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved a 6% salary increase for officers who join the Public Order Team in the Portland Police Bureau

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‘He’s got my gun, I’m shot’: BWC shows suspect taking Fla. officer’s gun, shooting him

The officer was shot in the hand and is expected to recover; the suspect was arrested and charged with attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer

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Video: Fla. deputy saves K-9 partner after he jumped over bridge railing 75 feet over water

K-9 Zeppelin dangled from his leash before Deputy Lauren Donaldson pulled him back over the barrier

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Inmate, accomplice captured following ambush at Idaho hospital that wounded 3 COs

The two wanted men were captured following a brief pursuit; Idaho State Police said they are now investigating whether the pair had killed two people while on the run

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Former Miss. officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in assaults of 2 men

District Judge Tom Lee called the ex-officers’ actions “egregious and despicable” and gave near-maximum sentences to five of the six men who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January 2023

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