Ore. K-9 killed during last shift before retirement

K-9 Kylo was killed during an attempt to arrest a suspect, who also died during the incident; he had served with the Portland Police Bureau since 2020

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Calif. Supreme Court orders sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in February seized approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election on statewide congressional redistricting

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Bodycam video shows fatal OIS of man who exchanged gunfire with Wis. officer

The armed man jumped from a vehicle and fled on foot, ignoring the officer’s commands to get on the ground during a foot pursuit, the Milwaukee Police Department stated

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Senate hearing examines police ALPR use, privacy concerns and AI capabilities

Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple urged Congress to set clear limits on expanding AI capabilities while preserving plate-reading tools used to solve crimes and locate missing people

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Video: Woman with 20+ warrants flees Md. traffic stop, crashes head-on into vans, killing passenger

The woman had more than 20 warrants from seven jurisdictions when she pushed a Charles County Sheriff’s deputy aside, climbed into the driver’s seat of the stopped vehicle and fled

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Video: Driver slams into Fla. cruiser after failing to move over

The North Port officer was assisting people involved in a crash on I-75 when another vehicle struck the cruiser from behind

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Hackers claim breach exposed sensitive FBI agent, applicant data

ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the apparent breach and said it was “offended” by an FBI warning that described the group as cybercriminals

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BWC: Man claiming to be a police officer fires shots at Texas deputies before fatal OIS

The man refused to provide Harris County deputies with any identification before eventually pulling out a gun, firing shots and chasing deputies

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Former Wash. deputy awarded $30M in suit over firearms training incident that caused him to lose his leg

A three-point sling on the AR-15 that the deputy was using to drill a support-side shoulder transition became caught on his ear muffs, causing him to lose control of the rifle, the suit claimed

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LAPD to pilot ALPR camera program amid equipment contract negotiations

The L.A. Board of Police Commissioners approved a three-month pilot program with Axon Enterprise that will outfit some city-owned street lights with ALPR cameras at no cost to the city

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Fla. county votes to take fire department back from sheriff’s office

Broward County commissioners voted unanimously not to renew the Sheriff’s Office fire-rescue agreement after 2028, returning roughly 900 employees and oversight of the department to the county

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Texas deputy fired after video shows him tailgating driver without emergency lights

A Galveston County Sheriff’s deputy was captured on bystander video following a vehicle extremely closely without emergency lights activated

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Lack of funding, distractions from city officials stalled mass shooting communications, Seattle PD reports

A “convergence” of city officials distracted police at the Bite of Seattle shooting scene from releasing information to the public, while budget constraints led to fewer cops staffing the event, Seattle PD stated

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Fla. suspect grabs officer’s holstered gun at hospital, shoots him in leg

The suspect was undergoing a medical evaluation after allegedly attacking an elderly couple when he gained access to the Ormond Beach officer’s holstered handgun

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Pa. State Police reach $4.8M settlement in fatal pursuit crash

The crash occurred as state troopers pursued a vehicle that fled a traffic stop; the vehicle crashed head-on into a concrete barrier, killing four occupants and an unborn baby

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