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As Autumn Arrives, Police Prepare for Rescuing Victims from Floodwaters

Earlier this month, dramatic body-camera footage was released showing officers in California pulling a woman and her two children from raging floodwaters that suddenly swept them from their vehicle. This event should serve as a clarion call for agencies to provide swift-water rescue to officers.

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CA Officers Rescue Family from Flash Flood

According to initial reports, the woman and her two children called the police asking for help with an unrelated issue. After they called, heavy rains swept through the area, leading to flash flooding.

Uvalde County Buying Communications and Tactical Gear for Schools

Three safety initiatives were adopted by the Uvalde County Commissioners Court Monday, with the most expensive being a decision to open the bidding process for a new $300,000 communications tower.

Dozen of Dallas Police Vehicles Damaged in Flooding

More than two dozen Dallas Police Department vehicles were damaged in what meteorologists have called a "thousand-year rain event" in late August.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport recorded 9.19 inches of rain on August 22, the second highest daily amount of rainfall on record. Twenty-eight police vehicles were damaged by floodwaters.

CA Sheriff’s Office Given Restrictions on Less-Lethal Rounds

The settlement restricts the sheriff's department's use of impact munitions and flashbang grenades to situations where it's necessary to defend against the threat to life or serious bodily injury or to bring a dangerous and unlawful situation under control.

2 Phoenix Officers Wounded in Rifle Attack That Killed 2 People

The suspect walked out of a motel and began firing randomly, Phoenix Police Sgt. Vincent Cole said Monday.

Uvalde Schools Police Chief Fired by School Board

After a nearly 90-minute termination hearing held behind closed doors Wednesday evening, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's board voted unanimously to terminate Arredondo's contract effective immediately.

Charges Dropped Against Atlanta Officers in 2020 Shooting of Rayshard Brooks

In June 2020 Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. charged Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder. Officer Devin Brosnan, who was also involved in the attempt to arrest Brooks but not in the shooting, was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violating his oath.

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MI Trooper’s BWC Captures Rescue of Child from Water

“When you get it, wrap it around your body,” the trooper instructs the child. “I just don’t want you to let go, okay. Wrap it around you and hold on really, really tight.”

A Michigan state trooper prepares to throw a rescue device, with line attached, to a child trapped in the water at the base of a dam.

FL Sheriff Equips School Deputies with Carbines, More Tactical Uniforms

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said having the school resource deputies carry the carbines means they will not have to go to their vehicles to get their rifles if an attack should occur.

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NC Sheriff Equips SROs with Rifles

"The reason we put the breaching tools in the safes is that in the event we have someone barricaded in a door, we won't have to wait on the fire department to get there," Sheriff Harwood said.

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