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‘Santa antics’: Mass. man fleeing from detectives rescued by firefighters after trying to hide in chimney

Fall River police arrested the man on multiple charges after he was removed from his “seasonal bind” and medically cleared

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‘We don’t wait, we take action’: LAPD reports 15% drop in homicides, steep declines in other violent crime

Mayor Karen Bass attributed the declines to collaboration between the LAPD and community members and proactive enforcement efforts, such as a new retail crime task force

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‘This is a sad day’: Texas officer dies after unintended discharge of service weapon

San Antonio PD Officer William Kasberg was headed to a training session and was gathering his belongings when his gun fired in the parking lot, fatally wounding him

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BWC: Man flees in vehicle with Nev. officer inside, tries to grab service weapon before fatal OIS

The man, who had fled from Reno Police on two separate occasions, drove on the wrong side of the road while the officer wrestled for control of the vehicle

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Pa. officers, PD station receive threats after UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect arrest

“This is clearly a very polarized case,” Altoona PD’s Derek Swope said. “We’ve received threats against our officers and building, as well as some citizens in our community”

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Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders

“The Secret Service’s zero fail mission allows no margin for error, let alone for the many errors described in this report,” the review stated of the first attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pa.

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LAPD helicopter training accident leaves 2 officers injured

Two LAPD officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a helicopter training flight in Los Alamitos ended in an emergency landing

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‘It feels great’: Rookie Pa. officer commended for role in arresting UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect

Luigi Mangione, 26, was reportedly arrested with cash, a Faraday bag, a passport and a ghost gun on his person; he has been charged with second-degree murder

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Video: Man says he called Calif. police on himself, fires toward officers before fatal OIS

“When I made that [911] text, it was already over. Don’t take my actions personal. It’s about me,” the man can be heard telling Long Beach Police

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BWC: Man stabs Ohio officer in the neck inside an Arby’s after hearing he had a warrant

Video shows the man approaching the Shelby Police officer when he suddenly produced a knife and stabbed the officer; after being stabbed, the officer fatally shot him

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‘It wasn’t that stupid’: Man leaps from bridge after fleeing Fla. traffic stops, video shows

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper initiated a traffic stop after spotting a man driving at 70 mph in a 45 mph zone; after a brief pursuit, the man jumped off a bridge

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Person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing caught with ghost gun, NYPD says

The ghost gun “may have been made on a 3D printer, capable of firing a 9 mm round,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said

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Veteran Daniel Penny acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

A jur, cleared Penny of criminally negligent homicide in Neely’s 2023 death; a manslaughter charge was dismissed in deliberations because the jury deadlocked on that count

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BWC: Fla. deputy smashes through window to save woman from knife-wielding man

As Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies tried to de-escalate a dispute between neighbors, the man took a screaming woman into a back bedroom at knife point

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Texas officer fatally shot while conducting traffic stop

Terell Police Officer Jacob Candanoza, 28, called for backup after being shot by the suspect; he was taken to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries

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