Staff WriterMore from Staff WriterVehicle OpsWashington City Buys 57 Patrol Vehicles with COVID Stimulus FundsThe Yakima (WA) City Council approved the use of $4.6 million in American Rescue Plan funds to purchase 57 Ford Police Interceptors for its officers on June 15.June 30, 2021PatrolOakland City Council Votes to Cut Police Budget by $18 MillionThere was some expectation that the council would delay the controversial decision but, by a vote of 7-2, the Oakland City Council approved a plan that will redirect the funds from the police department to the Department of Violence Prevention with the intention of improving public safety.June 29, 2021Vehicle OpsFord's F-150 Police Responder Quickest Vehicle at MSP, LASD TestingAmerica’s only pursuit-rated pickup truck, had the fastest 0-60 mph, 0-100 mph and quarter-mile times of any law enforcement vehicle, including SUVs and sedans.June 29, 2021PatrolArkansas Officer Run Over and Killed by Fleeing SuspectsOfficer Kevin Apple and Officer Brian Stamps of the Pea Ridge Police Department heard a call about 11:30 a.m. Saturday to be on the lookout for an older model blue Jeep fleeing from Rogers police.June 28, 2021PatrolCA Deputy Killed in Patrol Vehicle CrashThe Imperial County Sheriff's Office says Deputy Anthony Redondo, 25, was on his way to a call in Seeley before the accident.June 28, 2021PatrolMan Accused of Shooting FL Officer in Head Captured in GAPolice later said at a news conference that the suspect was found in a treehouse on a property outside Atlanta, where he had multiple flash-bang grenades, rifle plates, body armor, two rifles, two handguns and several boxes of ammunition.June 28, 2021PatrolSuspect in Shooting of Daytona Officer Still at LargeThe search for Othal Wallace continues throughout the state of Florida and into Atlanta, where a Be On The Lookout alert was issued to Atlanta Metro Police. Wallace reportedly has ties to the Atlanta area.June 25, 2021PatrolFlorida K-9 Dies in Parked Patrol VehicleCocoa PD said on Facebook that K-9 Zena’s handler checked on her during a training class at the Criminal Justice Center at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne and found her dead.June 25, 2021PatrolOfficer Removes 8-Foot Snake from Kansas HomeThe department said the officer “fulfilled the job description category ‘other duties are required.’”June 25, 2021Point of LawChauvin Gets 22.5 Years for Killing of George FloydDerek Chauvin, in a very brief statement during the sentencing, said, “I am not able to give a full statement at this time, but very briefly, I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family.”June 25, 2021Previous PagePage 203 of 3247Next Page
