Fla. county votes to take fire department back from sheriff’s office

Broward County commissioners voted unanimously not to renew the Sheriff’s Office fire-rescue agreement after 2028, returning roughly 900 employees and oversight of the department to the county

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Texas deputy fired after video shows him tailgating driver without emergency lights

A Galveston County Sheriff’s deputy was captured on bystander video following a vehicle extremely closely without emergency lights activated

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Lack of funding, distractions from city officials stalled mass shooting communications, Seattle PD reports

A “convergence” of city officials distracted police at the Bite of Seattle shooting scene from releasing information to the public, while budget constraints led to fewer cops staffing the event, Seattle PD stated

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Fla. suspect grabs officer’s holstered gun at hospital, shoots him in leg

The suspect was undergoing a medical evaluation after allegedly attacking an elderly couple when he gained access to the Ormond Beach officer’s holstered handgun

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Pa. State Police reach $4.8M settlement in fatal pursuit crash

The crash occurred as state troopers pursued a vehicle that fled a traffic stop; the vehicle crashed head-on into a concrete barrier, killing four occupants and an unborn baby

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BWC: Knife-wielding man runs from Utah officers after TASER deployment fails

The man yelled at Salt Lake City officers and pulled out a knife as he fled; he refused to drop the knife, and after a TASER deployment, the officers fired shots

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Fla. trooper arrested, accused of sharing confidential database searches through Snapchat, texts

The trooper allegedly took confidential data from multiple systems, including NCIC and Flock, and shared it with other people over text and Snapchat

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Calif. governor vetoes bill that would have lowered retirement age, added benefits for police, firefighters

Gov. Gavin Newsom cited concerns that the move would not be financially sound; AB 1383 would have lowered retirement ages by 2 years and raised maximum accrual rates by .3%

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BWC: Man points gun at car dealership worker, Ohio police before fatal OIS

Body camera footage shows Alliance Police officers deploying a TASER through the man’s open truck door; when he produced a gun, they fired shots

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N.Y. officer fired, decertified after being shot with own gun in off-duty bar fight

The Phoenix police officer was shot with his gun after losing his grip on it during a bar fight that began when he pushed a woman to the ground

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Video: Fla. deputies call in back-up after responding to find 8-foot alligator

“Yeah, this is a job for a trapper,” a Manatee County deputy can be heard saying after coming face to face with the large reptile; FWC responded to capture the alligator

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Baltimore to establish new $17M agency for diversion of nonviolent 911 calls

Baltimore’s emergency services receive 22,000 calls a year for non-violent situations like trespassing, welfare checks, public nuisance and public intoxication

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Video: Man runs at Wash. deputy with replica gun before fatal OIS

A Spokane Valley deputy responded after a man was seen with an apparent handgun near a school; the deputy fired shots when the man ran up to the cruiser and pointed the replica firearm

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Report: Mass. police seized nearly 200 ghost guns in 2025

State and local police seized more than 2,300 illegal “crime” guns last year, at least 8% of which were privately made firearms that cannot be traced

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Man sentenced to at least 47 years in prison for shooting Mich. officer

Kenyun Robert Smith was sentenced to a minimum of 47 years in prison for the shooting of Kalamazoo Township Police Officer Evan Finch on March 27, 2025

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