UConn PD offers tuition waivers for police, fire in effort to boost recruitment

The police department currently employs 78 officers, which is 10 short of the authorized number serving all seven campuses in the state

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Video: Mo. LEOs pull man from burning truck

A Kansas City police officer and a Clay County deputy helped pull the man away from the truck, which later exploded

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Conn. police terminated 80% of pursuits early due to restrictions in 2025, study finds

The updated pursuit policy adopted in 2019 generally restricts pursuits to violent crimes or exigent circumstances “that warrant the need to apprehend the suspect in a timely manner”

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Jury acquits Fla. deputy in killing of U.S. Airforce Airman

An Okaloosa County jury found Eddie Duran not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Roger Fortson; Duran fatally shot Fortson after Fortson opened his door holding a gun

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City officials: Seattle Police Department overpaid $13M due to payroll error

The discrepancy occurred as the city tried to provide back pay to officers following a retroactive wage negotiation by the Seattle Police Officers Guild

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Ex-Texas officer sentenced to 5 years after pleading guilty to 100 counts related to ALPR misuse

An investigation into the former Lufkin Police officer’s use of the department’s ALPR system and other databases found at least 25,000 misuses of official information

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New ICE guidance limits pursuits, sets tighter rules for traffic stops

A memo sent to officers in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division stated they are not authorized to pursue vehicles that fail to pull over under any circumstances

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Suspect arrested after shooting Texas deputy, stealing cruiser

The suspect is accused of shooting a Harris County deputy in the lower body area and stealing his patrol car before going into hiding in a backyard shed

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Mich. officer charged with child abuse after toddler allegedly brings loaded gun to daycare

Detroit Police Officer Brandon John Ely was charged with one count of fourth-degree child abuse, a one-year misdemeanor, and ordered to surrender all of his guns

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Former Dallas officer convicted of murder in 2018 shooting receives parole

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger fatally shot Botham Jean after she mistook him for an intruder in his apartment

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Kan. officer stabs suspect allegedly reaching for his gun during altercation

As Kansas City, Kansas officers wrestled with the man, he grabbed at an officer’s gun on his belt; the officer then stabbed the man multiple times, police said

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Md. police chief killed in head-on crash

George William Bacorn Jr., 62, who had served as Denton police chief for 36 years, was killed when a box truck crossed over the center line and struck his vehicle head-on

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Calif. governor vetoes bill to bar former ICE officers from LE jobs in state

Gov. Gavin Newsom stated that it would be “a mistake” to discourage qualified people from working in the federal government and that police hiring practices already weed out candidates with a history of misconduct

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Ind. sheriff moves to fire SWAT corporal, former sheriff’s son over alleged inappropriate comments

The Allen County Sheriff’s corporal is accused of encouraging SWAT team members to sign up for a more dangerous shift to “get into a shooting” and “get some time off”

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Tenn. police swap ‘use of force’ for ‘response to resistance’ in official terminology

A Metro Nashville Police official stated that during lawful uses of force, officers are “reacting to the level of resistance with which they are confronted” and that the move reflects national trends

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