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Special Units

Video: California K-9 Jumps Through Pickup Truck Window to Take Down Suspect

The suspect was reportedly uncooperative when the pursuit ended. Corona police shot out the driver's side window of the suspect's pickup truck with rubber pellets and deployed a K-9.

December 20, 2019

Patrol

Off-Duty Colorado Officer Wounded by Robbery Suspect

An off-duty officer with the Denver Police Department was wounded in a gunfight with an armed suspect who had reportedly just robbed a local gas station and convenience store.

December 19, 2019

Special Units

Washington K-9 and Handler Retiring Together

A K-9 and his handler are both retiring from the Kennewick (WA) Police Department.

December 19, 2019

Patrol

Man Steals Christmas Packages as He's Released from Jail

A 20-year-old college student booked into a Washington jail for underage drinking was seen on surveillance video attempting to steal packages from beneath the Christmas tree at the department as he left the building.

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

California Department Posts Holiday Tips for Citizens on Social Media

The Bakersfield (CA) Police Department wants to keep "the Grinch" at bay this holiday season, and posted some safety tips for the citizens they serve on the agency's Facebook page.

December 18, 2019

Patrol

San Diego Police Employee Decorates Cubicle as Life-Size Gingerbread House

The San Diego Police Department posted a brief video on its Facebook page showing one of the agency's employees in the communications division who had decorated her cubicle as a life-size gingerbread house.

December 18, 2019

Patrol

Phoenix Officer Killed in Off-Duty Motorcycle Crash

An off-duty Phoenix police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash late Monday in Glendale, AZ, police say.

December 17, 2019

Patrol

Arizona Officer Struck by Vehicle, Driver Arrested

A woman was arrested over the weekend for allegedly being behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck an officer with the Surprise (AZ) Police Department.

December 17, 2019

Patrol

California Officer Accused of "Fondling" Corpse Charged with Felony

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department who allegedly fondled the breasts of a dead woman in an October incident now faces one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without authority.

December 13, 2019

Patrol

California Department Finds Response Times Longer than Hoped

The San Francisco Police Department had been reporting its response to Priority A calls at five and a half minutes but in a recent report revised that estimate to seven minutes.

December 12, 2019

Patrol

Video: California Officers Talk Man Out of Suicide by Cop

The Fontana (CA) Police Department released video this week showing its officers de-escalating a situation in which a man may have been trying to commit suicide-by-cop in late November.

December 12, 2019