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Metro Nashville PD Doesn’t Have Enough Officers to Provide Elementary School SROs Despite State Funding

“The police department presently is not staffed to provide full time SROs at elementary schools (more than 70 personnel),” MNPD spokesman Don Aaron said.

July 14, 2023

NYPD Officer Received Kidney Transplant with Aid of Nonprofit Group and PBA

Kidneys for Communities' Kidneys for First Responders initiative is designed to improve access to and facilitate living kidney donations by connecting those who want to help first responders with those who are in need of a lifesaving kidney donation.

July 7, 2023

Officer Melissa Quinones received a living donor kidney transplant through the Kidneys for Communities' Kidneys for First Responders initiative.

Maryland K-9 Dies After Medical Emergency During Search

K-9 Kuno was conducting a search of a school building looking for a burglar when he showed signs of heat stroke. Kuno’s handler reportedly took him back to his vehicle and tried to hydrate him, but Kuno collapsed.

July 6, 2023

K-9 Kuno of the Forest Heights (MD) Police Department died Sunday after suffering a medical emergency during a search.

K-9 Stabbed while Protecting Las Vegas Officers in 2020 Died Tuesday after Medical Crisis

K-9 Kimura, a 6-year-old Dutch Shepherd experienced the medical emergency at the LVMPD K9 Operations Center. “Despite the quick response from on-duty officers who rushed him to the veterinary clinic, he couldn't be saved,” the department said.

July 6, 2023

K-9 Kimura with one of his handlers.

NY K-9 Stabbed 12 Times, Critically Wounded

Police said the man lunged at the leashed dog, likely trying to grab it, and the dog bit the man on his legs. The man then reportedly stabbed the dog at least 12 times with a knife.

July 5, 2023

The wounded Troy K-9, a Belgian Malinois named Norbi, was is in critical but stable condition.

Jury Finds Former Parkland SRO Not Guilty of All Charges Stemming from Mass Shooting

Scot Peterson faced seven counts of felony child neglect and was the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. to face criminal charges stemming from his alleged inaction during the shooting, which killed 17 people and wounded 17 more.

June 29, 2023

Louisiana K-9 Dies of Heat Injury While Chasing Suspect

Police said Harrie, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois relentlessly tracked the suspects and suffered from the heat-related injury during the pursuit.

June 26, 2023

Shreveport Police Sergeant Jeff Hammer and his partner K-9 Harrie tracked a suspect in intense heat Saturday and Harrie died from a heat-related injury.

Former WV Officer Could be Charged Over Disappearance of K-9

South Charleston detectives have completed their investigative report and forwarded to the prosecutor’s office to determine if any charges will be filed in connection with the dog’s disappearance.

June 22, 2023

Chapmanville (WV) Police K-9 Chase disappeared April 11 from his handler's home. The handler was dismissed by the department.

KY Undercover Officer Shoots Suspect Trying to Carjack Police Vehicle

LMPD said that around 1:34 p.m. Monday, Fugitive Unit officers were investigating a man wanted for a non-fatal shooting when a man tried to carjack them.

June 20, 2023

Houston K-9 Dies in Hot Patrol Vehicle After Engine Shuts Off

The Houston PD said in a statement that leaving the dog in the vehicle with the engine running and air conditioner on “is a necessary and common practice when the K-9 partner is not actively engaged in police work."

June 14, 2023

Phoenix Area Officer Won Miss Arizona USA Pageant

Tempe Officer Candace Kanavel is a crisis intervention officer and hostage negotiator for the agency’s SWAT team.

June 14, 2023

Tempe police officer Candace Kanavel is now the reigning Miss Arizona USA.

GA K-9 Dies in Hot Car After Air Conditioning Fails

Officers were attending scheduled active shooter training at the school around 2 p.m. when K-9 Chase was found unresponsive in the patrol vehicle by K-9 Officer Neill, Cobb County Police said.

June 6, 2023

Cobb County, GA, Police K-9 Chase died Monday after overheating in a police vehicle. The air conditioning apparently failed.

MS SWAT Officer Shot and Killed During Standoff, Second Officer Wounded

Brandon police Chief Wayne Dearman said the incident began about 1:45 a.m. Thursday when police received a call about a domestic incident at a home. There were two women inside, who told officers the male suspect was wearing armor and armed with a rifle.

June 1, 2023

Slain tactical officer Horren Randy Tyler was a seven-year veteran of the Madison Police Department and retired chief of the Ridgeland Police Department.

Police Supporters Defeat CA Bill to Severely Restrict K-9 Use

Assembly Bill 742 would have prohibited police unleashing K-9s for apprehension or crowd control except in cases of imminent threat of severe bodily harm or death, effectively making a dog bite the same level on the use-of-force continuum as deadly force.

June 1, 2023

NC Sheriff’s K-9 Accidentally Killed by Police Officer

Knightdale police chief Lawrence Capps said the dog was accidentally shot by one of his officers.

May 26, 2023

Wake County, NC, Sheriff's K-9 Santos was killed Friday in a tragic accident involving an unintentional discharge.

IL Sheriff’s K-9 and Carjacking Suspect Killed in Shootout

Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said the suspect got out of his car holding a handgun, at which point K9 Hudson was deployed.

May 25, 2023

Kane County Sheriff's Office K-9 Hudson was shot and killed Wednesday.

LAPD Unveils Memorial to Fallen K-9s

A ceremony honoring the service of K-9s and revealing the statue was attended by city and LAPD officials as well as LAPD K-9s and their handlers and K-9s and handlers from other area agencies.

May 25, 2023

The LAPD unveiled a statue honoring its fallen K-9s Thursday.

MA Officer Named SRO of the Year

The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) announced that it will present its 2023 Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award to Officer Peter Sutera of the Gloucester (MA) Police Department.

May 18, 2023

Officer Peter Sutera volunteered for the additional training he needed to implement a comfort dog program.

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