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Some Police Angered by Pardon of J6 Rioters Convicted of Attacking Officers

“When perpetrators of crimes, especially serious crimes, are not held fully accountable, it sends a dangerous message...potentially emboldening others to commit similar acts of violence," the joint IACP/FOP statement said.

January 21, 2025

Outspoken Sheriff Disagrees with Trump’s Pardon of Rioters who Assaulted Police

“I would have much rather that he considered those cases independently, rather than blanket pardons and commutations because there is never an acceptable reason to assault, hit, attack law enforcement officers who are trying to do their job," Judd said.

January 21, 2025

Polk County (Florida) Sheriff Grady Judd supports Trump but disagrees with the blanket pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, including those who attacked officers.

Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering New Mexico Officer who Stopped to Help Him

Jaremy Smith was on the run from South Carolina, where he’s accused of kidnapping and killing a paramedic, when Hare encountered him with a flat tire on Interstate 40 in Quay County, New Mexico on March 15, 2024.

January 21, 2025

New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare was slain March 15, 2024, after stopping to aid a stranded driver.

Border Patrol Agent Killed in Traffic Stop Shootout

The ensuing shootout left Border Patrol Agent David Maland and one suspect dead. A second suspect was injured and has been taken into custody, according to the FBI.

January 21, 2025

Video: New Jersey Officer Helps Save Baby Girl After She Stopped Breathing

Patrolman Chris Rudy was the first emergency responder to arrive on the scene after the mother made a frantic call to 911 to report her 1-week-old daughter was not breathing.

January 17, 2025

Middle Township (New Jersey) Police Patrolman Chris Rudy arrived on scene asking for the mother to let him take the baby and begin CPR.

Louisiana Sheriff’s K-9 Dies of Medical Emergency After SWAT Operation

Macho, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois trained specifically for SWAT operations, located the suspect hiding inside a box spring. The K-9 restrained the individual until deputies apprehended him.

January 17, 2025

Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff's K-9 Macho died Wednesday after a SWAT operation. He was eight years old.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies Warned About Lead and Asbestos in Fire Zone

The message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing lead, asbestos and other harmful particulates.”

January 17, 2025

DOJ Report Says Louisiana State Police Have Pattern of Misconduct

Col. Robert Hodges, the state police superintendent, told troopers in an internal email obtained by AP that the “isolated incidents” highlighted in the report “are not a fair assessment of today’s Louisiana State Police..."

January 17, 2025

California K-9 Loses Leg to Gunshot Wound

K-9 Murph was deployed to take the suspect into custody, police say. The suspect reportedly fired “at least one round” from the rifle, wounding K-9 Murph.

January 16, 2025

Vacaville (California) Police K-9 Murph was wounded by rifle fire Wednesday and lost his front left leg. He is expected to survive.

North Carolina Court Allows Mother to Sue Troopers Over Son’s Ridealong Death

The 2-1 Appeals Court decision Wednesday reversed a trial judge’s ruling favoring Trooper Omar Romero Mendoza.

January 16, 2025

Texas Officer Killed in Head-On Crash with Fleeing Suspect

Texas DPS Troopers continued to follow the vehicle as it entered Grimes County. At about 3:30 p.m., the Jeep collided head-on with a marked Navasota Police Department (NPD) Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Sgt. Mark Butler.

January 16, 2025

Suspect in Murder of Texas Deputy Killed in Shootout with Marshals

Deputies with the Marshal Service returned fire, shooting and killing the suspect in the dumpster. A deputy was wounded in the arm in the shootout. He's expected to be OK.

January 16, 2025

Deputy Jesus Vargas of the Brazoria County (Texas) Sheriff's Office was killed Wednesday morning while serving with a U.S. Marshals Service task force. A suspect was killed Wednesday night in a shootout with marshals.

Deputy Killed in Houston Shooting, Suspect at Large

The suspect has been identified as Sean Christopher Davis (aka Robert Lee Davis), 56. He is at large and reportedly the subject of a Blue Alert and manhunt.

January 15, 2025

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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff and DA Slam City’s Leadership Over Fire Response, "Woke" Ideology

“The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology,” said Alex Villanueva, who was Los Angeles County sheriff between 2018 and 2022.

January 15, 2025

Michigan Pursuit Ends with Deputies Aiding Driver who Cut Own Neck

Deputies approached the stopped Impala and found the driver with self-inflicted knife wounds to his neck, the sheriff’s office said.

January 15, 2025

Screen shot from Livingston County (Michigan) Sheriff's Office video showing the end of a Sunday Jan. 12 vehicle pursuit.

Governor Wants One NYPD Officer on Every Nighttime Subway Train

The governor’s plan, part of her 2025 State of the State address, comes as a string of high-profile violent incidents on the city’s subway system have renewed fears among riders.

January 15, 2025

Procedures & Policies

NYPD Restricts Vehicle Pursuits to Suspects Wanted for Serious Crimes

The revamped policy, which takes effect Feb. 1, bars police from pursuing suspects for traffic infractions, violations or non-violent misdemeanors, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

January 15, 2025

37-Year Veteran of Memphis Police Dies After On-Duty Medical Emergency

The Memphis PD said on Facebook that Officer Charles Cathey joined the agency as a Police Service Technician in 1987. He graduated from the training academy and became a sworn officer in 1988.

January 14, 2025

Memphis Police Officer Charles Cathey died Monday after an on-duty medical event.

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