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Charlotte City Council Considering Additional Safety Gear for Officers

If Bokhari gets his way, local police officers would receive an array of new equipment designed to better protect them from gunfire. He has proposed that the city spend about $750,000.

NYPD Detective Killed 100 Years Ago Reburied with Honors

Detective Grottano seized a robbery suspect who was fleeing from an officer in Brooklyn on May 19, 1924. When Grottano grabbed the man, the man shot him. The detective died days later and was buried in a mass grave.

Texas Deputy’s House Destroyed by Storm and Fire

Left with nothing, the family turned to the community for help. They created this GoFundMe account to help them recover.

Louisville Officers Who Arrested Golf Pro to be Investigated

According to an arrest report, Louisville Detective Bryan Gillis suffered injuries in the incident, but Greenberg said there was no police footage of the incident.

Georgia Officer Struck by Vehicle and Critically Injured while Directing Traffic

The 18-year veteran of law enforcement suffered a fractured hip, several broken ribs, a fractured fibula, fractures in his spine, and bruised lungs. He is in critical but stable condition at a local hospital.

NYPD Plans to Launch Drones as First Responder Program

A new Drone as First Responder pilot program will be in effect in coming months, beginning with four NYPD police precincts and the Central Park precinct, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry announced.

Suspect Attacks LAPD Officer Steals Patrol Vehicle and Crashes

An officer was working as part of a security detail downtown at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday when she was attacked by a man who jumped in the patrol SUV and took off, police said. At some point, the officer was ejected from the SUV.

North Carolina Deputies Pull Alligator Off Highway

The sheriff’s department reports on Facebook that Deputies Branch, Sutton and Nichter responded to the base of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge on U.S. 17S “after receiving multiple calls about [a large alligator] hanging out in the roadway.

Brunswick County, North Carolina, Sheriff's deputy approaches large alligator on shoulder of U.S. Highway 17.

Birmingham Police Looking for 200 Citizen Patrol Volunteers

The chief says these volunteers will strictly be the eyes and ears of the police department. And that won't come easy because they must be trained through Birmingham’s Police Academy, but that's enough to sway some councilors.

Top-Ranked Pro Golfer Arrested After Allegedly Dragging Louisville Officer

Scottie Scheffler's charges include one felony count of second-degree assault of a police officer, along with three misdemeanors: criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic.

NYPD Officers Rescue Man from Subway Tracks

The NYPD said on X that the man suffered a medical episode and suddenly fell onto the tracks Tuesday at the Third Avenue/149th St station.

Screenshot from X video showing NYPD officer rescuing man from subway tracks.

House Passes Bill That Would Deport Illegal Immigrants for Assaulting Officers

The bill passed with a 265 to 148 vote, with 54 Democrats voting with the GOP. The bill is called the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act and is led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.

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