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Where do National Guard deployments in various cities stand in court?

As a judge extended the block of a Chicago deployment indefinitely, National Guard deployments are being challenged in court in Oregon, California, D.C. and Memphis

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Former N.Y. state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting

Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a shooting, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct; he resigned after being suspended without pay

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Ga. sheriff suspended by governor following physical altercation with police officer

The Dec. 2024 incident unfolded when Towns County Sheriff Kenneth Henderson allegedly berated and assaulted a Hiawassee Police officer for handling a firearm before an investigation

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‘Cycle of catch and release’: N.C. PD calls out repeat offenders, including juvenile arrested 111 times

While the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s quarterly report showed a drop in crime, officials expressed frustration that 60% of arrests for violent crimes were repeat offenders

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Former Calif. deputy grabs officer’s gun, fatally shoots self in hospital

The former Madera County deputy was being arrested by Fresno police when he resisted and was tased; he was taken to a hospital, where he attacked an officer and took his gun

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DHS: ICE agents shoot man who rammed their vehicle during L.A. stop

During the traffic stop, agents boxed the suspect in with their vehicles as they tried to arrest him; he then rammed into the vehicles in front of and behind him

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BWC shows shootout with suspect wearing body armor who shot, wounded 2 N.M. officers

The suspect was found to have multiple firearms, body armor, a gas mask and explosive materials during the 1.5-hour standoff with New Mexico officers, deputies, troopers and SWAT

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25-year-old Calif. officer struck by car, killed while responding to crash

La Mesa PD Officer Lauren Craven encountered the crash while returning from the San Diego Central Jail and stopped to help; she had served with the department for nearly two years

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Video: Ga. police thwart potential mass shooting at Atlanta airport, arrest felon who made threats

Cartersville police Capt. Greg Sparacio, whose department received the initial tip from family members, said the suspect “had the intention to inflict harm to as many people as he could”

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BWC: Fleeing suspect raises gun toward Detroit officers before OIS

The man fled after officers confronted a group that was consuming ‘intoxicants’; he pulled the gun as he ran and raised it in the direction of the pursuing officer

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‘We back the blue’: Texas PD’s new chief, recruitment video drive surge in applicants

Nearly 4,000 applications have been submitted to Fort Worth PDin 2025; 1,728 of the department’s 1,906 positions are currently filled

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‘I can hurt you’: Suspect grabs Utah officer’s gun, kicks another during arrest

The suspect, who had allegedly assaulted the mother of his children in her home, told officers he was allowed to hurt them since they came into “his house”

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Video: Suspect tased after fleeing wrong way on Mich. highway

Dash cam footage from the Livingston County Sheriff’s office shows the suspect traveling directly into traffic at high speeds

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Video: Drunk man leaves ER, steals ambulance from Ohio hospital

A Geauga County Sheriff’s deputy later spotted the ambulance near the intersection of Ohio 44 and Ohio 87 and stopped it

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Ala. PD nears 500 officers after years of staffing shortages

The Mobile Police Department improved starting salaries and revised its take-home vehicle policy in order to attract new recruits

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