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Patrol

Maryland Officers Replace Family's Holiday Ornaments Wrecked by Vandals

Officers with the Aberdeen (MD) Police Department were not going to let vandals ruin Christmas for a family whose front yard decorations were trashed earlier this month.

December 19, 2019

Procedures & Policies

Wyoming Officer Alleges Pregnancy Cost Her Promotion

A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from taking a physical test on the date it was given.

December 18, 2019

Patrol

Texas Sergeant Struck, Killed by Fleeing Suspect's Vehicle

Sgt. Kaila Sullivan of the Nassau Bay (TX) Police Department died after being struck during a traffic stop around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A man wanted on a warrant related to a domestic violence case reportedly hit Sullivan as he drove away.

December 11, 2019

Special Units

Tennessee SRO Opens Camp for Special Needs Girls

After a school resource officer with the Nashville Metro Police Department learned a girl with special needs at her school was being held out of a camp sponsored in part by the local FOP, she decided to spend her own money and time to create a camp for girls like her.

November 14, 2019

Patrol

Female Colorado Officer Welcomes 2 Daughters to Police Ranks

A 30-veteran officer with the Aurora (CO) Police Department is welcoming her two daughters to the ranks, making the department one of those in the Rocky Mountain State to have three women from the same family in law enforcement.

October 30, 2019

Patrol

Philadelphia Officer Injured in Crash While Responding to Call

An officer with the Philadelphia Police Department was injured when her squad car collided with another vehicle as she was responding to a call of a shooting nearly three miles from where the crash occurred.

October 29, 2019

Patrol

Oklahoma Officer Helps Mentally Ill Woman Off Billboard Over Freeway

An officer with the Tulsa Police Department is credited with possibly saving the life of a mentally ill woman who was perched atop a billboard over a downtown freeway during rush-hour traffic late last week.

October 21, 2019

Patrol

Number of Canadian Police Officers Falls to 10-Year Low

The number of police officers in Canada has fallen to a 10-year low, with 68,562 officers nationwide in 2018—463 fewer than a year earlier.

October 10, 2019

Patrol

Pink Patches: How Police Agencies Are Fighting Breast Cancer

The Pink Patch Program—a public awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and to support breast cancer research organizations—has raised more than $1M for cancer research and treatment.

October 4, 2019

Patrol

Former Oklahoma Officer Delivers 2nd Amendment Testimony to Congress

Dianna Muller, a former officer with the Tulsa (OK) Police Department and founder of the Second Amendment advocacy group The DC Project, went before congress and said that what gun owners are "up against is a very well-organized, well-funded effort to take guns away from American citizens."

September 27, 2019

Patrol

2 Teens Get 30 Years for Murder of Maryland Officer

Two teens who pleaded guilty in the murder of Baltimore County police Officer Amy Caprio in May 2018 were sentenced to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended.

September 18, 2019

Patrol

NYPD Officer Wounded, Gunman Killed in Gunfight

A female officer with the New York Police Department was shot in the wrist during a gunfight on Staten Island on Tuesday.

September 18, 2019