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Patrol

Video: CHP Officer Helps Woman Communicate at DMV Using ASL

The California Highway Patrol officer who responded knew American Sign Language and was able to help sort out the confusion and get the woman what she needed.

December 11, 2019

Patrol

College Football Player Charged with Assaulting California Officer

A former football player with the University of California at Berkeley was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of attempted assault on a police officer.

December 10, 2019

Patrol

Video: Utah High School Dance Team Performs Routine Honoring Police

Performers with the Syracuse (UT) High School drill team appeared on the school's basketball court during a recent halftime dressed in costumes that resembled police uniforms and presented a dance that they said was in honor of law enforcement.

December 9, 2019

Patrol

California Officer Under Investigation for Allegedly Groping Dead Woman

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation for allegedly fondling a dead woman's breasts.

December 6, 2019

Patrol

Video: Man Sets Patrol Vehicle On Fire Outside California Police Station

A California man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after surveillance video showed him douse a parked patrol vehicle in an undetermined flammable liquid and set the car ablaze early Thursday morning.

December 6, 2019

Patrol

San Diego Police Department Offering Home Loans as Hiring Incentives

The San Diego Police Department wants first-time home-buyers to join the ranks of its sworn officers, and is willing to loan those individuals $50,000 to help them settle in the Southern California city.

December 6, 2019

Patrol

Critically Wounded Colorado Officer Was Ambushed

A 19-year-old man confessed Tuesday to shooting and critically wounding Fort Lupton, CO, Sgt. Christopher Pelton in an impromptu ambush.

December 5, 2019

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Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Colorado Officer

A man accused of dragging an officer with the Colorado State University Police Department pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in court proceedings and was sentenced to 16 years in jail followed by five years of parole.

December 5, 2019

Technology

CentralSquare Introduces Audit Proof

The Linn County (OR) Sheriff's Office has implemented CentralSquare Audit Proof, a cloud-hosted solution designed to help law enforcement agencies gain valuable insight into their staff's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) activity.

December 4, 2019

Patrol

LAPD Needs More Money to Protect Officers from Communicable Diseases

In 2018 and 2019 a number of LAPD officers and city workers reported they'd been exposed to infectious diseases, including typhus, salmonella, and MRSA. Most of the reports were made at the Central Area police station in downtown LA.

December 4, 2019

Patrol

Off-Duty California Officer Beaten By Mob While Assisting Crime Victim

An off-duty officer with the California Highway Patrol was severely beaten by a mob of teens during an altercation at a shopping mall in a suburb of Oakland on the day after Thanksgiving.

December 4, 2019

Patrol

Colorado Officer Critically Wounded in Gunfight

An officer with the Fort Lupton (CO) Police Department was critically wounded in a gunfight with a gunman who was attempting to make contact with an individual at a residence late Monday night.

December 3, 2019