The officer's girlfriend—also a police officer—found 40-year-old Nicholas Mencaroni in his home and called 911. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Read More →After a wave of violence last summer and some outside advice, the Buffalo Police Department formed the new squad, the Gun Violence Unit, to focus exclusively on nonfatal shootings.
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Deputies with the Albany County (NY) Sheriff's Office were caught on camera in an act of kindness for elderly citizens trapped in their homes by a recent blizzard.
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Three days after Christmas last year, two officers with the New York Police Department came upon a dog chained to a fence, seemingly abandoned. They freed the animal and delivered it to a shelter.
Read More →An officer who retired from a police department in Westchester County, New York was found dead in the garage of their Middletown home along with his wife on Tuesday night.
Read More →Convicted cop killer Joseph Comfort has died in the Mohawk Correctional Facility at the age of 71.
Read More →The New York Police Benevolent Association said on Facebook, "Our hearts are heavy with the loss of our brother, P.O. Brian Kessler, who was killed in a vehicle collision on his way home from work this morning. He was just 28 years old and had less than nine months on the job."
Read More →Officers with the New York Police Department were able to located and return to a disabled teen her stolen wheelchair.
Read More →Despite downward numbers of recruits seeking to join the ranks of law enforcement and increasing indications of de-policing across the country, we can—if we look hard enough—find countless bright spots for American policing in 2018.
Read More →Colleagues of slain Detective Miosotis Familia of the New York Police Department paid a holiday visit to the fallen officer's family for Christmas.
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