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Patrolby StaffDecember 13, 2024

Ohio City’s Police Say They Underreported Crime Stats to FBI

The underreporting began in 2013, after the department switched to its current incident-based reporting system, which allows law enforcement to better classify multiple crimes that occur within a single incident.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 13, 2024

Las Vegas Officer Killed in Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home from Shift

Officer Colton Pulsipher and another man died at the scene, and a woman was transported by Mercy Air with injuries that were not life-threatening.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 13, 2024

Georgia Officers Use Drone to Locate Wanted Man in Ceiling of Business

The suspect had an active arrest warrant for assault. When officers attempted to detain him, he resisted, broke free, and hid inside the business.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 13, 2024

“Accidental” Death of San Antonio Officer Now Ruled a Suicide

Officials say the officer was under investigation by the Rockport, Texas, Police for invasive visual recording of a teen inside a bathroom at a Rockport motel.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 13, 2024

New Jersey Traffic Control Officer Fatally Struck by Vehicle Driven by Police Sergeant

A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said the driver, an off-duty city police sergeant, remained at the scene. The prosecutor’s office said they were not releasing the police sergeant’s name since the investigation is active.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 12, 2024

Maine Officer Killed in Crash Driving Home from Shift

Police said a box truck was stopped in traffic on the Maine side of the bridge when Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek's car crashed into the back of the truck.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 12, 2024

Man Gets Stuck in Chimney Trying to Escape Massachusetts Officers

Police say 33-year-old Robert Langlais, tried to hide inside the chimney and got stuck. Body camera video from police shows Langlais stuck inside the chimney as first responders worked to rescue him.

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Point of Lawby StaffDecember 12, 2024

Louisville Agrees to Reform Police Department Under Federal Consent Decree

Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration expects the agreement -- called a consent decree -- will be approved by a federal judge, starting a process city officials hope will be completed in less than five years.

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Special Unitsby StaffDecember 11, 2024

Report on Trump Assassination Attempts Suggests Removing Secret Service from DHS

The bipartisan task force released the 180-page report on Tuesday, offering one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of the July assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally and a second attempt in Florida two months later.

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Patrolby StaffDecember 11, 2024

Once Homeless Man Becomes Chicago Police Officer

After more than a year of being homeless, Lavelle Schaffer says a chance encounter at a shelter with an employee of Metropolitan Family Services turned things around.

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