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Patrol

2 Officers Trapped in Kentucky Cave by Flood Waters Rescued

The two officers were attempting to rescue the trapped cavers when they became trapped as well.

May 26, 2016

Patrol

ATF Says 2013 Texas Fertilizer Plant Disaster was Criminal Act

In an extraordinary turn for one of the ATF's most labored and expensive fire investigations ever, the agency said Wednesday that the deadly blaze that destroyed West Fertilizer Co. in West, TX, in 2013 was a criminal act, and it pleaded for the public's help to find who was responsible.

May 13, 2016

Patrol

5 Former New Orleans Officers Plead Guilty to Charges from Katrina Shootings

The five former NOPD officers accused of shooting unarmed men following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 pleaded guilty at their re-arraignment hearing, Wednesday.

April 21, 2016

Training

NYPD Draws Up Response Plan for Coordinated Terror Attack

The NYPD mapped out behind closed doors its plan for a coordinated attack on the Big Apple with multiple "active shooters," suicide bombers, and terrorists holding innocent people hostage Monday.

March 29, 2016

Patrol

Video: Louisiana Officer Resigns Following Water Rescue

The officer tried to rescue the family, but soon found himself needing to be rescued after the rushing water pushed his police SUV off the road.

March 21, 2016

Patrol

Video: Texas Deputy Swept Away in Flash Flood While Trying to Rescue Man

Authorities said Deputy Krystal Salazar stopped to help a motorist stranded in the 11600 block of Oak Grove Road at about 2 a.m. Salazar was wading through the water — which was about 5 feet deep — when both were swept away.

November 27, 2015

Patrol

Video: Oklahoma Troopers Shoot, Kill Man After Floodwater Rescue

According to Capt. Paul Timmons, with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Nehemiah Fisher pushed one trooper to the ground and began fighting.

June 2, 2015

Patrol

Video: Texas Deputy Missing in Flooding

Emergency crews are still searching for a Travis County (Texas) Sheriff's Office deputy who disappeared in Austin near the Colorado River. Officials say the deputy was checking low water crossings when her car was swept away by water.

September 18, 2014

Patrol

Minnesota Trooper Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has announced the selection of Trooper Brian Beuning of the Minnesota State Patrol as the recipient of its Officer of the Month Award for September 2014 for his rescue of a woman trapped by flood waters.

September 16, 2014

Technology

More Border-Patrol Drones Being Borrowed by Other Agencies

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies are increasingly borrowing border-patrol drones for domestic surveillance operations, a harbinger of what is expected to become the commonplace use of unmanned aircraft by police.

January 15, 2014

Patrol

Jury Acquits Ex-New Orleans Officer in Retrial Over Post-Katrina Shooting Death

A jury Wednesday acquitted former New Orleans police officer David Warren of federal civil rights and gun charges stemming from the post-Hurricane Katrina killing of Henry Glover.

December 11, 2013

Training

America's Maritime Cops

For more than two centuries, the U.S. Coast Guard has served diligently every day as America's leading maritime law enforcement agency.

July 1, 2013