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MA Police Rescue Seal Pup Waddling Around Highway

A baby seal that wandered far from the ocean has been returned to the sea with the help of some police officers on Cape Cod.

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More MN Police Departments Switching to 12-Hour Work Schedules

Most police officials say the officers prefer the arrangement over a conventional eight-hour day, citing improved mental health, increased productivity, and more coverage during peak times.

Man Arrested After Guns Found on Top Floor of Houston Hotel Planning Mass New Year’s Celebration

Police at the hotel called for backup around 1:30 a.m. Sunday after they attempted to arrest the man for being intoxicated and trespassing. When help arrived, police noticed ammunition laying around the man's hotel room, Lt. Gordon Macintosh with Houston police said.

Phoenix PD Fights Opioid Epidemic on Multiple Fronts

The Phoenix PD says the local opioid problem is about more than fentanyl. The Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory has identified a variety of compounds in illicit pills seized within the city. Some of the additional compounds include: heroin; cocaine; lidocaine, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and tramadol.

Special Units from Phoenix PD Show Off Capabilities at Children’s Hospital

Last week officers from the Phoenix Police Department’s Special Assignments Unit, Bomb Squad, K-9 Unit and Air Support Unit performed demonstrations for the patients at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

OR Pursuit Ends with Suspect Driving into River

The chase ended when Erofeeff drove his truck right off the end of a pier. Police estimated he was driving 45 mph at the time he launched into the river. More Here.

Driving Trends in Public Safety Communications

Mobile data has become an integral public safety communications tool. As technology has evolved, America’s first responders have come to rely on commercial wireless services to share important data, but have been hampered by systems that are incompatible and unreliable.

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AL Officer Ambushed in Car, Shot in Arm Near Suspected Drug House

An unknown suspect reportedly walked up to the cruiser and fire a shot in the cruiser. Police were able to locate the getaway car, but the suspects were not inside the vehicle.

NYPD Setting Up Unprecedented Event Security for New Year’s Eve

To avert a Las Vegas-style sniper shooting from above, NYPD officers are being assigned to every hotel in the Times Square area. O’Neill hinted that guest rosters are being scrutinized, but he declined to elaborate.

2 NYPD Officers Suspended Over Response to Welfare Check on Woman Found Dead

The officers, who are assigned to the 77th Precinct, were initially called to the home on Sterling Place in Crown Heights to check on 22-year-old Tonie Wells, but didn't find anything and left.

Two NYPD officers were suspended after Tonie Wells, 22, was found dead in a stairwell. The officers were called to Wells' home to check her welfare and are being investigated to dertermine if they did so. (Photo' ABC 13 screen shot)

Video: “Make-A-Wish” Granted by AZ SWAT Team

From flying in the helicopter, to taking down the "bad guys", Raiden truly was a SWAT operator that day, AZDPS says.

Disciplinary Board Rules Chicago Officer’s Fatal OIS Unjustified

The agency concluded that a “reasonable officer” would not have believed he was in danger of death or serious injury.

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