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Patrol
California Department Mourns Loss of Officer Who Died of Cancer
The Pleasanton (CA) Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Kyle Henricksen after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.
October 17, 2019
Officer Kyle Henricksen died after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.
Patrol
California Park Ranger Dies of Heart Attack After Wildfire Patrol
An officer with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks suffered a fatal heart attack after a 14-hour shift of patrolling parks and remote areas in the evacuation zone where wildfire had just destroyed more than 20 homes and prompted mandatory evacuations of 100,000 residents.
October 16, 2019
Captain Albert Torres with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks suffered a fatal heart attack after a 14-hour shift of patrolling parks and remote areas in the evacuation zone where wildfire had just destroyed more than 20 homes and prompted mandatory evacuations of 100,000 residents.
Patrol
Police Agencies Begin to Participate in New Social Media Challenge
Police and other public safety disciplines are participating in a new social media challenge—one that shows all the things that are jammed into their patrol vehicles.
October 16, 2019
On Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, people are posting pictures of themselves with all of their things. The California Highway Patrol West Valley Division posted a picture to Facebook of a squad car, two officers, and all the items they manage to jam into their vehicle.
Patrol
Former California Officer Convicted of 14 Counts of Sexual Assault
A jury in California found a former California police officer guilty of 14 felony charges he faced for sexually assaulting women while on duty between 2013 and 2015.
October 14, 2019
Technology
California Police Getting Closer to Deploying Marijuana Breathalyzers
Police agencies in California are getting closer to acquiring and deploying new technology that can reportedly detect the presence of TCH in the system of drivers suspected of driving under the influence.
October 14, 2019
Point of Law
Oregon Grand Jury Clears Officer in Shooting of Knife-Wielding Assailant
Oregon Grand Jury Clears Officer in Shooting of Knife-Wielding Assailant
October 11, 2019
Patrol
Off-Duty Colorado Deputies Save Life of Wounded Hunter
Four off-duty deputies with the El Paso County (CO) Sheriff’s Office were enjoying a day of hunting in rural Colorado when they encountered a fellow outdoorsman who had accidentally injured himself with a knife.
October 11, 2019
Deputies Scott Brettell, Chad Wheat, Peter Gaffney (RET) and Lieutenant Eric Carnell are being credited with saving the life of an Arkansas man named Mason Young in the deep woods.
Patrol
California Police Department's Humorous Social Media Post Goes Viral
Pleasanton PD posted an image of the state of California on its Facebook page marking in red the areas potentially affected by power outages. The entire state was marked.
October 10, 2019
Pleasanton PD posted an image of the state of California on its Facebook page marking in red the areas potentially affected by power outages. The entire state was marked.
Special Units
Oklahoma Dive Team Pulls 200 Pounds of Trash from Reservoir
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol dive team recently conducted a two-day training beneath in Tenkiller Ferry Lake, a reservoir in eastern Oklahoma.
October 10, 2019
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol dive team recently conducted a two-day training beneath in Tenkiller Ferry Lake, a reservoir in eastern Oklahoma.
Technology
California Law Prohibits Facial Recognition on Police Body Cameras
The bill from Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, takes effect at the start of 2020 and expires after three years. Ting initially proposed a permanent ban on the technology.
October 9, 2019
Patrol
California Officers Deliver Walker to Man Who Had His Stolen
When dispatcher Nicole Santoyo, alongside Officers Brian Kearns and Carlos Gonzalez of the West Covina (CA) Police Department learned that an elderly man had his walker stolen from his front yard, they decided to take matters into their own hands and provide the man with a replacement.
October 9, 2019
Patrol
Border Patrol Agent Dies on Duty in Arizona
According to Tucson Sector Border Patrol, Agent Robert Hotten, 44, was located by fellow agents near Mount Washington, south of Patagonia.
October 7, 2019
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