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California Agency Wants to Use State Grant for DFR and Real-Time Crime Center

A grant of $265,000 from the state’s Citizen Option for Public Safety program would cover a 13-month trial of drone as first responder as well as the real-time crime center.

NYPD Building Quieter Training Range

The police department says the largely enclosed new facility will reduce the noise from the shooting range, also used by bomb squad trainees and Correction officers, which has been active since 1960.

Kansas Trooper Rescues Kidnapped Child at Traffic Stop

During the stop the trooper discovered that the man in the passenger seat of the SUV was wanted in another state for kidnapping a 6-year-old girl. The driver had a criminal history that included homicide and weapons violations.

Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with 6-year-old kidnapping victim. The girl was discovered in an SUV with two 60-year-old men during a February traffic stop.

Bills to Let Officers and LE Retirees Carry in No-Gun Zones Reintroduced in Congress

The legislation would permit LEOSA-qualified officers and law enforcement retirees to carry in state, local, and private property otherwise open to the public; national parks; certain federal public access facilities; and school zones.

Video Shows Suspect Pointing Gun at Florida Deputy Before OIS

At the scene deputies found a woman who had been physically assaulted, the sheriff’s office says. They were told the suspect, 50-year-old Manuel Alvarez, was armed and inside the home.

Still image from body camera video show a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy confronting an armed man before an officer-involved shooting in Riverview, Florida.

Louisiana Sheriff’s Sergeant Killed Deploying Spike Strips

Sgt. Grant Candies, 37, was attempting to deploy spike strips on Interstate 10 to end the pursuit when he was killed. “The perpetrator, fleeing from a pursuit, struck him, taking the life of a husband and father," the sheriff's office said.

Sgt. Grant Candies of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office was killed early Sunday morning while trying to stop a fleeing vehicle.

South Carolina Officers Capture Escaped Pet Kangaroo

The owner posted on Facebook a video that talked about how the kangaroo got loose. It was a goat who unlatched the gate, allowing the kangaroo to hop away.

Kangaroo checking out Horry County (South Carolina) Police patrol car. Officers captured the escaped exotic pet Saturday and returned it to its owner.

BWC Video: Goat Ignores Officers’ Commands, Flees, Now Named ‘Fugitive’

The Akron Police Department released body-worn video of when their officers tried to wrangle a stray goat along a busy highway. After many attempts, the subject was finally taken into custody – and has found a new home.

Officers try to contain an uncooperative goat along a busy stretch of highway. The adventure was captured on body-worn video, which the department has now released.

Teen Indicted as Adult on 22 Counts After Throwing Fireworks at Officers

An Arizona teen has been indicted as an adult after throwing fireworks that injured 22 police officers during a protest in Glendale.

Police video shows when fireworks exploded near officers during a protest in Glendale, Arizona. A teen is now indicted as an adult on 22 counts for attacking officers with fireworks.

MA Police Save Man from Water Using Rescue Device Named After Fallen Officer

Worchester Officer Enmanuel Familia lost his life trying to rescue a teen from drowning in 2021, and his family started a foundation to provide rescue floatation devices to officers. One of those, a Manny Tube, was used by police this week in Shrewsbury.

Manny Tubes, named after a Worchester officer who lost his life during a water rescue in 2021, were deployed to save a man this week in Shrewsbury.

Alabama Bill Could Allow Prosecution of People who Swear at Officers, Interfere at Scenes

Those in violation of the law would be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $6,000 fine.

Philadelphia Officer Shot After Gun Grab Attack, Saved by Vest

After getting out of the vehicle at the hospital, the suspect turned and attacked the officers, and soon the officers were down on the ground with the man.

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