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A Citizens Police Academy has the potential—when well planned and well executed—to positively impact police-community relations. Here are a couple of observations I've had in attending a handful of CPAs.
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Four civilians rushed to the aid of an officer with the Sylacauga (AL) Police Department who was trapped inside a burning patrol vehicle late last week.
Read More →An officer with the McHenry (IL) Police Department was joined by a Good Samaritan and they pulled a man from a burning vehicle on Friday night.
Read More →A retired officer with the NYPD was joined by two other individuals in saving a wheelchair-bound man from a burning home in the town of Babylon on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon.
Read More →An officer with the Rochester (NY) Police Department suffered a knife wound to the head on Friday.
Read More →The Oshkosh (WI) Police Department announced plans to enable citizens to use a mobile app to report non-emergency incidents to the agency.
Read More →An officer with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department who was struck by a suspect driving a Chrysler 300 sedan early Saturday morning fired on the subject, wounding him.
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Policing in an area where a natural disaster is actively unfolding presents some unique challenges. Let's examine some of them so that when tragedy strikes in your jurisdiction—whether that's a hurricane, a tornado, a flash flood, a blizzard, an earthquake, a volcano, a wildfire, or something else—you've got a handle on what you've got to handle.
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Officers with the Mandan Police Department have welcomed a new two-year-old German Shepherd to its ranks, the agency said.
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Three Good Samaritans came to the aid of a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who was in a potentially deadly struggle with a suspect who was reportedly attempting to take the deputy's gun.
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