Staff WriterMore from Staff WriterTrainingCanadian Agency Approves New Training Facility for Firearms and Defensive TacticsOfficers with the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol will soon have a new training facility to work on firearms and defensive tactics skills.June 13, 2019PatrolNew Bill Would Make Dispatchers and Call Takers First Responders NationwideAccording to the website for California Representative Norma Torres—who is a co-sponsor of the bill along with Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina—the proposed legislation seeks to reclassify communications officers nationally from a non-protective service occupation to a protective one in the Standard Occupational Classification system, giving dispatchers recognition as first responders.June 13, 2019PatrolChicago Police Department Holds Two-Day Mental Health SummitThe Chicago Police Department—which has suffered three the loss of three officers to suicide this year—is hosting a two-day seminar to improve mental health treatment for police and other emergency responders.June 13, 2019PatrolShorthanded New York Department Uses Billboards to Recruit OfficersThe Auburn (NY) Police Department has placed giant "we're hiring" signs in the local area in an effort to fill the ranks as numerous officers are set to retire in coming months.June 13, 2019Patrol25 Officers Injured in Riot After Fatal OIS by U.S. MarshalsAt least 25 officers were injured in Memphis in a riot sparked when United States Marshals shot and killed a man with multiple warrants Wednesday.June 13, 2019Special UnitsUK Welcomes Law that Increases Penalty for Subjects that Attack K-9sHandlers and K-9s in the United Kingdom are welcoming a new law that went into effect earlier this week that significantly increases the maximum penalty for offenders who attack a service dog.June 13, 2019PatrolFirst-Grade Girl Holds Fundraisers for Police Department to Get K-9A little girl who just finished first grade at Highlands Elementary School in Harrison Township, PA, is aiming to raise $10,000 for her police department through things like lemonade stands, car washes, and cookie sales.June 13, 2019PatrolFlorida Officer Buys Taco Bell for Stranded FamilyWhen an officer with the Lynn Haven (FL) Police Department came upon a mother and her three children in a broken down car at a local fast food restaurant and discovered that the hungry family didn't have enough money to buy a meal, she opened her wallet and bought them dinner.June 13, 2019PatrolVideo: Arizona Officer Talks Suicidal Man Out of Jumping from BridgeAn officer with the Chandler (AZ) Police Department saved a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge early Thursday morning.June 13, 2019PatrolDenver Sending Civilians, Not Police to Some Mental Health CallsDenver Police Chief Paul Pazen says when it comes to crisis calls that do not involve a weapon or threat to other community members police may not always be the best response.June 12, 2019Previous PagePage 611 of 3247Next Page
