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‘A well-earned life’: How a Florida program cares for retired K-9s

Florida offers handlers of eligible canines up to $5,000 per canine per year for veterinary expenses

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N.M. city’s pilot program connects business owners with police for quick responses

Albuquerque PD’s “Adopt a Business” Program pairs officer liaisons with businesses, giving owners a direct line of contact for non-emergency responses

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Video: Wash. deputies rescue man suspected of setting home on fire

The man allegedly set the fire believing that there were intruders in his home; he also fired gunshots as Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies tried to rescue him

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Suspect stabs Ohio officer during trespass response, man in custody after manhunt

A man is accused of stabbing a Gibsonburg Police officer, severely wounding her when she attempted to escort him off of a private property

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L.A. to pay $5.8M to family of man killed in OIS after charging officers with a plastic fork

After LAPD officers hit the man with a less lethal projectile, body-worn camera and surveillance footage showed him move toward the officers while holding the utensil in his hand

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BWC: Man strikes Baltimore officer with car while attempting to flee traffic stop before OIS

Drone video of the incident shows an crowd throwing bottles at officers trying to render aid to the wounded suspect

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Calif. sheriff demonstrates, defends shock gloves after state lawmaker proposes ban

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said his agency already spent $35,000 to purchase 10 shock gloves, along with 10 shock bands to be placed on an arm or a wrist

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BWC: Man fires ‘homemade flamethrower’ at Okla. deputies serving eviction

The suspect, who had also rigged an IED in the apartment, was arrested by Oklahoma County Sheriff’s deputies after the bomb squad responded and deactivated the devices

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N.Y. governor, AG sue sheriff’s office for refusing to end ICE agreement

Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin has maintained he has no intention of dissolving the county’s prison

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Seattle PD ends hiring incentives amid budget crunch

The department will end hiring incentives of up to $50,000 for new recruits and lateral transfers starting Sept. 1

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BWC: Man hiding in bushes grabs Va. officer’s gun before OIS

The suspect, who Fairfax County police said had fled a domestic incident armed with two knives, was held without bond

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BWC: Ohio officers arrest 49ers owner Jed York

York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools; prosecutors reduced the prostitution charge to disorderly conduct under a plea deal

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Calif. man arrested after bringing guillotine to D.C. in pickup truck

The pickup truck, officials said, was illegally parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street, where the U.S. Supreme Court building is also located; the block is near the U.S. Capitol and the Library of Congress

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BWC shows shootout that left 2 Conn. officers wounded, suspect dead

A gun-toting suspect fled from Hartford officers in a vehicle; when officers stopped the car, he got out and engaged in a shootout that left two officers wounded by gunfire

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Ga. sheriff who shoved, handcuffed police officer at incident scene enters plea, resigns

Body camera video shows now-former Towns County sheriff Kenneth Henderson confronting a Hiawassee officer at a scene where a deputy had suffered a gunshot wound

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