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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

CA Deputy Shot in Fast Food Restaurant Has Died

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Solano, 50, succumbed to his injuries Wednesday after being shot off duty in a seemingly random attack Monday.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

UK Officer Throws Herself in Front of Stolen Car to Save 10-Year-Old Boy

According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Officer Sanya Shahid dove in front of a stolen vehicle during a police pursuit and saved the boy's life.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

New Bill Would Make Dispatchers and Call Takers First Responders Nationwide

According 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.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

Chicago Police Department Holds Two-Day Mental Health Summit

The 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.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

Shorthanded New York Department Uses Billboards to Recruit Officers

The 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.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

25 Officers Injured in Riot After Fatal OIS by U.S. Marshals

At least 25 officers were injured in Memphis in a riot sparked when United States Marshals shot and killed a man with multiple warrants Wednesday.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

First-Grade Girl Holds Fundraisers for Police Department to Get K-9

A 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.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

Florida Officer Buys Taco Bell for Stranded Family

When 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.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 13, 2019

Video: Arizona Officer Talks Suicidal Man Out of Jumping from Bridge

An officer with the Chandler (AZ) Police Department saved a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge early Thursday morning.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 12, 2019

Denver Sending Civilians, Not Police to Some Mental Health Calls

Denver 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.

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