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Patrol

Tennessee Officer Struck by Passing Vehicle at Traffic Stop

An officer with the Metro Nashville Police suffered minor injuries as she was struck by a passing vehicle at a traffic stop on Thursday morning.

January 31, 2020

Special Units

CentralSquare ShareBlueSmiles Initiative Launches New Mini-Documentary of Inspiring CA Officer

CentralSquare, a leader in public sector technology, has announced the release of a new mini-documentary as part of ShareBlueSmiles, a national initiative launched in June 2019 to deepen trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

January 28, 2020

Patrol

Virginia Officer Dies After Being Dragged By Vehicle at Traffic Stop

An officer with the Newport News (VA) Police Department was fatally dragged by a vehicle driven by a suspect attempting to flee a traffic stop on Thursday evening.

January 24, 2020

Patrol

Retiring California Officer Serves as Caddy for PGA Star Tiger Woods

An officer with the San Diego Police Department who is preparing to retire from nearly two decades of service to her community was given the opportunity this week to add an unusual garment to her duty uniform—the "caddy bib" for none other than PGA legend Tiger Woods.

January 23, 2020

Patrol

2 Honolulu PD Officers Killed Responding to Stabbing Call Identified

Officer Tiffany-Victoria Bilon Enriquez and Officer Kaulike Kalama have been identified as the two Honolulu (HI) Police Department officers who were shot and killed Sunday while responding to a stabbing call at a home near Diamond Head on the island of Oahu.

January 20, 2020

Patrol

Texas Officer "In Good Spirits" After Suffering Gunshot Wound to Arm

An officer with the Forest Hill (TX) Police Department is recovering from a gunshot wound to the arm she suffered early Wednesday morning.

January 16, 2020

Training

Kansas Agency Sees Record Number of Women in Latest Recruit Class

The Wichita (KS) Police Department has a total of 12 female recruits in its latest academy class—the most women ever in a single recruiting round—up from eight women in last year's batch of would-be WPD officers.

January 16, 2020

Patrol

Off-Duty California Deputy Struck, Killed by Car While Helping Elderly Woman

Detective Amber Joy Leist had observed an elderly woman who had fallen in the middle of the road and stopped and exited her vehicle to give assistance when she was struck by an oncoming car.

January 13, 2020

Patrol

Metro D.C. Officer Struck by Vehicle Seriously Injured

An officer with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department was struck by a passing vehicle and severely injured while directing traffic at the scene of a collision involving a suspected stolen vehicle over the weekend.

January 13, 2020

Patrol

Arkansas Officer Wounded in Shooting Released from Hospital

Officer Samantha Hodgson, who was shot and wounded by a reportedly suicidal subject outside an Arkansas apartment complex, has been released from the hospital.

December 27, 2019

Patrol

Arkansas Officer Shot, Wounded by Reportedly Suicidal Subject

A reportedly suicidal man fired a shotgun through a door at responding officers, striking one. Officer Samantha Hodgson was airlifted to a Little Rock hospital, where she was in stable condition Tuesday.

December 24, 2019

Patrol

Houston Officer Killed in Off-Duty Wrong-Way Crash

It’s not yet clear what caused Solorio, of Katy, to be driving in the opposite direction. State trooper Sgt. Stephen Woodard said that was still under investigation, adding there were “no intoxication signs at the scene.”

December 20, 2019