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Bystanders pull Atlanta officer from burning cruiser crash, officer’s own body camera video shows

The footage shows a group of good Samaritans carrying the officer away from the fire and using his radio to call for help

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Calif. LE research shows nearly all counties understaffed, agency response times increasing

California averages 2 officers per 1,000 residents — nearly half the national rate, according to the Peace Officers Research Association of California

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Iowa police chief calls rifle left on cruiser roof a ‘serious mistake’

A bystander flagged down the Des Moines officer after spotting the unattended weapon on the roof

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BWC: NOPD officer fires one shot at man holding gas station employees hostage, ending standoff

The officer fired a single shot, striking the man in the shoulder as he appeared to aim his gun at a store employee

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DOJ sues Calif. over law banning face coverings for officers

“California’s anti-law enforcement policies … are designed to create risk for our agents. These laws cannot stand,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said

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La. officer serving warrant fatally shot by suspect firing through closed door

The suspect barricaded himself for hours after fatally wounding Vivian Police Officer Marc Brock

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4 officers shot in rural Kan. responding to domestic violence call

Three Osage County deputies and a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were wounded in the shooting; the 22-year-old suspect was killed at the scene

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Texas trooper relieved from game day duty after video shows him bumping S.C. players

The trooper’s actions at Kyle Field during the Texas A&M Aggies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks game are under review by the Office of Inspector General

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Video: Wash. K-9 nabs domestic violence suspect who ‘barked’ at him

K-9 Igo “made short work of the fleeing suspect,” taking him down and allowing deputies to handcuff the suspect, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said

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Indiana State Police reveals new look for its patrol vehicles

Twenty probationary troopers, all of whom just successfully completed field training, received the first of the agency’s new-look Durangos.

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Video: Ohio officers respond after four horses stage ‘street takeover’

“But it’s still not every day that rush hour traffic is being blocked by four horses running down our main thoroughfare,” North Ridgeville Police Capt. Greg Petek

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Video: Man points gun at Seattle officers before OIS

Officers followed the man as he fled on foot, instructing him to stop because he was being detained; the man pulled out a gun and pointed it at an occupied cruiser’s windshield

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Suspected DUI driver crashes into beauty store while fleeing Mich. police

“We are extremely fortunate this suspect did not seriously injure or kill our officers, herself, her passenger or anyone else,” said Royal Oak Police Chief Michael Moore

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Carjacking, crash leads NYPD cops to 600 pounds of marijuana

Three people were arrested for their part in the plan to steal the SUV, which had more than 150 pounds of marijuana hidden inside

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Video: NYPD cop jumps into frigid water to save teenage girl in distress

The girl jumped into the cold river as officers arrived; one officer swam about 20 feet to pull her to safety

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