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Special Units
Connecticut Officer, K-9 Injured in Vehicle Collision
An officer and a K-9 with the Bridgeport (CT) Police Department when a civilian driver collided with the squad car they were occupying on Sunday night.
October 23, 2019
Patrol
NYPD Ordered to Stop Referring to Mentally Ill as "EDPs"
The long-established term "EDP" will be abandoned in favor of “mental health calls,” sources said.
October 22, 2019
Patrol
Connecticut Officer Corrals Loose Horse Roaming the Streets
An officer with the North Haven (CT) Police Department managed to take into custody a small horse that was roaming the streets of the city not far from Long Island Sound and returned the animal to its owner.
October 22, 2019
An officer with the North Haven (CT) Police Department managed to take into custody a small horse that was roaming the streets of the city not far from Long Island Sound and return the animal to its owner.
Patrol
Off-Duty NYPD Officers Save Man Suffering Cardiac Arrest
Three off-duty officers with the New York Police Department are being credited with saving the life of a man who had suffered an apparent heart attack late last week.
October 21, 2019
Patrol
New York City Council Votes to Close Rikers Island Jail
The proposal was born out of the conclusion of Mayor Bill de Blasio and other Democrats that mass incarceration and a massive jail complex are out of step in an era of falling crime rates.
October 18, 2019
Rikers Small Size
Procedures & Policies
Pennsylvania Police Union Loses in Fight Over Tattoos
The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police lost in its bid to defend officers who have visible tattoos that some might construe as offensive following an incident in which an officer was seen in a short-sleeve uniform shirt revealing a tattoo some argued was a Nazi symbol.
October 18, 2019
Patrol
New York Police Officer Dies by Suicide
An officer with the New York Police Department died by suicide Tuesday evening—his death marks the tenth suicide of active and retired NYPD officers this year.
October 17, 2019
Patrol
Connecticut Officer's Rapid Action Prevents Death of Suicidal Subject
An officer with the Hartford (CT) Police Department used his quick reflexes to grab a suicidal subject who was about to jump from a freeway overpass.
October 17, 2019
Officer Jimmy Barrett, to the right in bicycle uniform, grabbed a suicidal subject as he was attempting to jump off a ledge to the busy street below.
Patrol
Shot PA Officer Used Tourniquet On Leg, Went Back to Dispute
An officer shot responding to a domestic dispute call showed "great bravery" in the incident when he put a tourniquet on and went back in the home to help the hostage inside, the county district attorney says.
October 16, 2019
Officer Timothy Shea was shot in the leg, but went back in the home with his partner to rescue a woman inside.
Weapons
Newington (NH) Police Department Transitions to SIG Sauer P320 Pistol
The Newington (NH) Police Department has transitioned to the SIG Sauer P320 (9mm) as its official duty pistol. The full-service law enforcement agency is responsible for protecting the citizens of Newington and the Pease International Tradeport, home to SIG Sauer Worldwide Headquarters.
October 15, 2019
The Newington (NH) Department has transitioned to the SIG Sauer P320 (9mm) as its official duty pistol.
Patrol
New York Officer Struck by Vehicle at Traffic Stop
An officer with the New York Police Department was struck by a car during a traffic stop in Brooklyn on Saturday.
October 15, 2019
Patrol
Massachusetts Officer Suffers Wound from Accidental Discharge
An officer with the Cambridge (MA) Police Department reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to the leg due to an accidental discharge of their sidearm.
October 11, 2019
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