A court in Connecticut has cleared an officer with the Wethersfield Police Department of any wrongdoing in an incident that left an 18-year-old suspect dead of a gunshot wound.
Read More →The town of Big Cabin, OK, has only one police officer after the town fired its chief and two other officers quit in the immediate aftermath of that action.
Read More →Police in Ohio took the unusual step of boarding up the entrance to a bar that held a private event for regular customers earlier this week, despite the standing order in that state to shut down operations amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.
Read More →Two police officers in Juarez, Mexico, were killed in separate attacks on Wednesday.
Read More →“The current crisis that our nation and the world is facing has resulted in the cancelation of pubic gatherings in DC during National Police Week 2020,” said National Law En-forcement Officers Memorial Fund CEO Marcia Ferranto.
Read More →The Department of Justice COPS Office has extended the solicitation deadline for several open grant programs due to the potential impact of jurisdictional emergency responses to COVID-19 that may cause reasonable delays for applicants.
Read More →Omaha Police were called to a west Omaha Hy-Vee location just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening after several calls to dispatch were reporting shots had been fired there.
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Authorities said Taylor struck a wall after losing control of his vehicle. The impact caused the cruiser to overturn, and Taylor was ejected.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday issued an executive order saying: “I direct parties accessing public beaches in the state of Florida to follow the CDC guidance by limiting their gathering to no more than 10 persons, distancing themselves from other parties by 6 feet, and support beach closures at the discretion of local authorities."
Read More →The Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement supporting the decision, which covers all narcotics offenses, thefts, burglary, vandalism, prostitution, stolen cars, economic crimes, such as bad checks and fraud, and any existing bench warrants.
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