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D.C. National Guard deployment extended to Feb. 28

The formal order extends the original order from Aug. 11, stating that the additional duty is in response to the emergency declared in August

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Utah university where Charlie Kirk was assassinated seeks to grow police force, hire more officers

Utah Valley University is in the process of hiring eight more campus police officers and two new safety managers who will help coordinate security for future events on campus

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BWC: Traffic stop suspect opens fire, wounding Ohio officer before OIS

“I’m about to do something just cause that’s who I am, bro,” the suspect told the Lima Police officer before shooting and wounding him

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What NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s public safety agenda could mean for NYPD

New York City’s mayor-elect plans to redirect mental health, homelessness and outreach duties to a new civilian agency under a $1.1B proposal

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Report: LAPD cops acted heroically during Palisades fire, but miscommunication hampered response

The report called the fire a “once-in-a lifetime cataclysmic event” and praised the heroic actions of many officers, but said missteps presented a “valuable learning opportunity”

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BWC: Suspect charges at Ore. officers with knife, injuring one before fatal OIS

The Eagle Point Police chief and an officer were speaking with a suspect before he became agitated, grabbed a knife and wounded the officer

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Texas governor offers $10K reward as suspect who shot officer, K-9 remains on the run

The suspect, wanted for wounding a Jacksonville police officer and K-9, has been added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted list

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BWC: Good Samaritan gives La. officer a lift to catch suspected shoplifter after foot pursuit

The Slidell officer hitched a ride with a bystander, who followed the suspect as she got in a vehicle to flee; the cop relayed information to colleagues, who arrested the suspects

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BWC: Man points handgun at NYPD lieutenant before fatal OIS

Video shows the NYPD officers instructing the suspect to drop the gun he was holding multiple times before he raised and pointed it at the lieutenant

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Video: Calif. officer uses cruiser to stop gun-toting attempted carjacker

After unsuccessfully attempting to carjack a vehicle, the armed man fled from Fresno officers on foot; the officers pursued the man into a parking lot before striking him with a cruiser

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BWC: Fla. deputy shoots man, rescues child being held at knifepoint

Hillsborough County deputies responded as the suspect, wearing a motorcycle helmet and tactical vests barricaded himself in a bedroom with his 7-year-old brother

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Watch: Videos show police rush to evacuate residents in fire at Mich. senior facility

BWC footage released by the Southgate PD shows officers pounding on residents’ doors to warn them of the fire that by then had spread through roughly half of the building

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Video: N.J. officer jumps into bay channel to save injured dog

Drone footage shows the Atlantic City Police officer swimming to the dog, which had drifted about 100 yards from shore

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Wash. police debut ‘dialogue unit’ to respond to protests, events with large crowds

Spokane Police’s “dialogue” officers focus on mixing into the protest by establishing positive connections, building rapport and talking with participants

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Watch: Mich. man steals ambulance, crashes into car, resists arrest

Novi PD says a man carjacked a Medstar ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside, crashed into another vehicle, then fled on foot and tried to disarm responding officers

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