Soon, officers, crime victims, witnesses, and others exposed to trauma will have access to a comfort dog that the Albany (NY) Police Department recently acquired.
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Chief Stephen Murrell has been leading both the Alstead and Langdon police departments since early May.
Read More →The Governor of Texas signed into law over the weekend a piece of legislation that allows those who served in the military to receive credit toward becoming a law enforcement officer.
Read More →Assessors from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MSLEAC) will be conducting an on-site assessment at the Jackson Police Department to ensure compliance with the Mississippi State Standards.
Read More →Ronnie Ruben Kaplan Jr. became the subject of an investigation after police traced the source of the laser to a home.
Read More →Deantrae Corey Oneal and Breanna Washington—both 22 years old—face a litany of charges for the May 18 incident that left Officer Mario Rodriguez with wounds to his abdomen.
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Illinois troopers were called on Monday night to respond to a small private aircraft that made an emergency landing on an interstate highway.
Read More →If the bill becomes law, police agencies would have to adhere to statewide requirements that officers be instructed in ways to de-escalate confrontations. Officers would also be required to receive training in dealing with individuals who are homeless, mentally ill, in distress, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Read More →The 2018 use-of-force report shows a second year of rising attacks on officers. That year, officers were attacked 784 times, a 6-percent increase over 2017 when there were 741 attacks on officers. In 2016, there were about 590 such attacks.
Read More →A four-year veteran with the Sour Lake (TX) Police Department was severely beaten by a 45-year-old Kentucky man who then stole his police SUV and eluded officers until he was eventually apprehended and arrested.
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