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Fla. deputy suffers fatal medical emergency after shift helping with wildfire evacuations

“Deputy [Steven] Bruner worked tirelessly yesterday, assisting with evacuations during the fire, putting the safety of others before himself,” the Calhoun County sheriff’s office stated

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Dashcam: Repeat offender nabbed for 98th time by Wash. deputies following pursuit

Thurston County deputies initially pursued the man on suspicion of organized retail theft; he was arrested on charges of DUI, eluding and possession of narcotics

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3 Fla. officers cleared in 2019 fatal shooting due to state’s ‘stand your ground’ law

A judge ruled that three Miami-Dade officers could not be prosecuted in the bystander’s death because they had reason to believe deadly force was necessary to end a confrontation with suspects

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U.S. Park Police officer wounded in ambush, agency states

Park Police Chief Scott Brecht said in a press briefing that the officer was ambushed by two gunmen who fired at the officer as he drove by in an unmarked vehicle

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Texas deputy fired, indicted on murder charge in 2025 OIS

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s disciplinary committee found that Deputy Aileen Jimenez Barboza violated multiple department policies in the shooting death of Levincer Swanson

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‘Shots Fired’ podcast: Why the Afroman lawsuit struck a nerve with cops

“Shots Fired” hosts broke down the lawsuit tied to a 2022 search warrant at rapper Afroman’s Ohio home, weighing search warrant tactics, privacy expectations and why the case became a viral punchline

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BWC: Naked man fleeing from Calif. officers tries to attack them with shovel before OIS

Video from the incident shows the suspect initially surrendering to Yuba City officers before resisting, fleeing and arming himself with a shovel

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2 police officers injured after jet crashes into fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing pilot and copilot

A fire truck responding to a separate incident was struck by a passenger jet as it landed; the pilot and copilot were killed, and two Port Authority Police officers were treated for broken bones

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Off-duty police could carry guns on Conn. school grounds under new bill

Police officers supporting the bill argued that technically, police officers are not allowed to bring weapons on school property even while picking up their own children

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Tunnels to Towers Foundation pays mortgage for family of fallen Conn. trooper

Trooper Aaron Pelletier was struck and killed while conducting a traffic stop on May 30, 2024; the Tunnels to Towers Foundation paid for the home of his wife and two sons

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BWC: Horse wandering in snowstorm gets ‘police escort’ to Mich. barn

Michigan State Police troopers and a U.S. Border Patrol agent guided the horse to a nearby barn, which turned out to be on the farm neighboring its home

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Handcuffed suspect fatally shoots himself in back of patrol car, San Antonio PD says

San Antonio officers had placed the suspect in a patrol car following a pursuit when he accessed his own firearm and died at the scene

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DOJ moves to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid

Prosecutors said their review of the case showed the charges against former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany should be “dismissed in the interest of justice”

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Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and former air policeman, dies at 86

The actor, Air Force air policeman and Texas reserve officer maintained a lifelong connection to law enforcement

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BWC: Va. officer stops ‘bloodbath,’ fatally shoots man actively stabbing family member

The Fairfax County PD chief says rapid response likely prevented further deaths as officers entered a dark apartment with multiple victims

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