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Crime in Oakland is rising at a disproportionate rate compared to other urban centers in California, officials said, noting increases in violent crime, robbery and vehicle theft by 21%, 38% and 45%, respectively, in 2023.
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Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the suspect was holding a female hostage in a “headlock” and threatening her with a knife when the sniper took the shot.
Read More →“It’s absolutely ludicrous that you have an officer with pink hair and nails longer than their fingers,” one Manhattan officer said. “We’re a police department not a hip hop department. Let’s go back to being police officers.”
Read More →Ken Prorok, 51, was killed during a pursuit near the I-29. He was reportedly “intentionally struck” while deploying spikes.
Read More →A police officer was shot Thursday at the Meridian Police Department while escorting a person to court. Another officer returned fire, striking the individual.
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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper died early Friday morning after his patrol vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer as he was pursuing a fleeting felon.
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As the officers questioned him, the suspect pulled out a knife from his back pocket and attacked them both, police say.
Read More →A shot was fired after a 10-person police team breached the first door of the home and started to enter the second door, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
Read More →Ronnie Jackson was found guilty of hitting Officer Matthew Brazeal in 2020 and dragging the officer more than 100 feet.
Read More →"Specifically, UPD has enhanced police officers’ capabilities by obtaining new equipment,” the statement explained. This equipment includes rifle-rated armor, telecommunication upgrades and advanced door breaching tools.
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