Thomas Webster, a retired New York City Police Department officer and veteran of the US Marine Corps, was arrested Monday on charges related to his actions during the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the Department of Justice. The ...
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NYC Transit Authority Requests Increase in Police Officers
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has requested a substantial increase in the number of police officers assigned to the New York Police Department Transit Bureau in the wake of a rise in subway crime and a gruesome serial stabbing last ...
Minneapolis Increases Funding by $6.4M To Hire More Police Officers
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council voted for $6.4 million in funding to increase the size of the city police department. Police officials requested the extra funding eight days earlier, explaining the force had effectively lost more than 200 ...
Massive Vehicle Pileup on I-35 in Fort Worth: Here’s What You Need To Know
At least six people are dead and more than 100 injured after freezing rain on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth, Texas, caused more than 100 vehicles to collide in a twisted carnage of metal that stretched over half a mile, according to Fort Worth Incident ...
Rapper Kodak Black Offers to Pay College Tuition for Children of Fallen FBI Agents
Kodak Black, a famous rap artist pardoned by then-President Donald Trump, has offered to pay the college tuition for the children of two FBI special agents who were killed in the line of duty in Sunrise, Florida, on Feb. 2. Special Agent Daniel ...
More Law Enforcement Officers Under Investigation for Involvement in Attack on US Capitol
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has brought criminal charges against more than 180 people in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to the Department of Justice webpage tracking Capitol breach cases. ...
Shooter Attacks Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, Leaving 1 Dead and 4 Injured
A man attacked the Allina Health Clinic at Buffalo Crossroads in Buffalo, Minnesota, with gunfire and improvised explosive devices Tuesday, killing one and wounding four. Three of the victims are in critical but stable condition, according to the ...
How You Can Become a California Wildfire Warrior
This past year was, by the numbers, the worst fire season the state of California has seen in recorded history. Doing battle with incomprehensibly huge blazes that claimed 4,257,863 acres in California alone are brave firefighters like Pranay ...
Suspected Shooter Captured, Concluding International Manhunt for Brothers Who Shot Balcones Heights Officer
“Well, we got him,” Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Saturday evening. The announcement concluded a massive manhunt for the second of the two brothers involved with the shooting of Balcones Heights Police Department Sgt. Joey Sepulveda. The ...
New Jersey Police Chief Saves Mother and Child From Freezing Waters of Passaic River
Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno sprang into action Thursday afternoon to save a 37-year-old mother and her 2-year-old child from the freezing waters of the Passaic River in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, according to a report ...
Brother of Attempted Cop Killer Arrested, Shooter Still at Large and Considered Armed and Dangerous
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced late Thursday night that officials from the Tamaulipas State Police notified his office that they have 30-year-old Sijifredo Montemayor, who was involved in the Wednesday shooting of Balcones Heights ...
This Is the Nationwide Firefighters’ 9/11 Remembrance Ritual
If you’re at the gym on any anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and you see fully dressed firefighters walking toward the cardio area, don’t be alarmed. After all, the sight of firemen usually means you’re about to be rescued or a big problem is ...
Ohio Officer Charged With Murder Following December Shooting
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced charges of murder, felonious assault, and two counts of dereliction of duty for former Columbus Division of Police officer Adam Coy following a shooting on Dec. 22, 2020, that left Andre Hill, a 47-year-old ...
6th District Chicago Police Seen Helping the Elderly After Heavy Snowfall
Several Chicago Police Department officers swarmed the Chatham neighborhood Sunday, but it wasn't for a crime in progress. Officers were helping out elderly citizens by clearing their walkways and driveways of heavy snowfall. Maryam Ahmad, a friend ...
Officer Shot in Balcones Heights, Massive Manhunt Underway
A massive manhunt is underway following a shooting that left Balcones Heights Police Department officer Sgt. Joey Sepulveda in critical condition. He was shot multiple times outside of an apartment complex while investigating a possible stolen ...
US Capitol Police Officers Eugene Goodman, Brian Sicknick Honored for Heroism During Capitol Attack
The US Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville and the acting Secretary of the Army, Honorable John E. Whitley, awarded the Army's Distinguished Public Service Award to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his heroic actions during the mob ...
Santa Clara Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With Felony for Faking an Ambush
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sukhdeep Gill, 27, was arrested Saturday and charged with felony vandalism and a misdemeanor, falsely reporting a crime, after he faked an ambush on Jan. 31, 2020, according to a Santa Clara County Office of ...
2 FBI Agents Killed, 3 Wounded After Deadly Encounter During Search Warrant Execution
Gunshots rang out at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday in Sunrise, Florida, killing two FBI agents and wounding three others, according to an FBI press release. The FBI said that a law enforcement team was facilitating a federal court-ordered search ...
Deputy Denied Burial at Louisiana Cemetery Because of His Skin Color
Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Darrell Semien died Jan. 24, when his battle with stage 4 bladder cancer came to an end before his family could get him into hospice care. According to The Washington Post, what Semien’s family didn’t expect was ...
2 New Orleans Officers Among 7 Army Reservists Charged for Stealing $100,000 From US Army
Detective Chantelle Davis and Police Officer Lynea Sanders, both listed as being with the New Orleans Police Department in a US Attorney’s Office press release, are part of a group of seven charged for stealing more than $100,000 from the US ...
Watch: Phoenix Police Officer Expertly Handles Deadly Encounter With Suspect Holding a Baby Hostage
Phoenix Police Department officers were dispatched on Jan. 9 at approximately 3:15 p.m. after multiple 911 calls about a man fighting with a woman, now known to be his girlfriend, at a hotel in the area of Seventh Avenue and Van Buren Street in ...
Plainclothed NYPD Officer Shot in the Bronx
New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that an officer from the gun violence suppression unit is hospitalized after getting shot near Lafayette Avenue and White Plains Road in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, around 10:30 ...
1 Deputy Shot, 1 Suspect Critically Wounded in Houston Shootings
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot Tuesday around 6 p.m., according to Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez identified the deputy by his last name of Barragan during a press conference Tuesday ...
Tacoma Police Officer Drives Into a Crowd — Here’s What You Need To Know
Several videos posted on social media Saturday night showed an illegal gathering of cars doing doughnuts in a blocked-off intersection in Tacoma, Washington, that ended with an officer driving a squad car into a crowd of people. Interim Chief Mike ...
15 Arrested in Portland As Inauguration Day Rallies Turn Violent
At least 15 people were arrested after Portland Police Bureau officers were attacked after two rallies held by large groups of people unfolded into violence and destruction Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, according to PPB press releases. The PPB said ...
Sacramento Deputy Who Died Alongside K-9 Was a Marine Corps Veteran
On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced the deaths of Deputy Adam Gibson and Riley, a K-9 assigned to fellow Deputy Jesse Brucker, after an exchange of gunshots occurred following a vehicular pursuit of a burglary suspect. At ...
Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, and Their Families: Here’s What You Need To Know
President Donald Trump signed into law an executive order Monday, just two days before departing the White House, that will enhance protection for active and retired “qualified” — as defined by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 — ...
US Marshals Swear In 4,000-Plus Special Deputies From National Guard, 40 Police Departments
Members of the US Marshals Service, including Chief Deputy US Marshal Lamont Ruffin and supervisor Derek Haywood, both from the DC District Court, swore in 2,000 National Guard soldiers and 2,300 law enforcement officers as special deputy US ...
Second Toledo Officer Killed in the Line of Duty in Past 6 Months
Toledo Police Department Chief George Kral announced the death of a Toledo police officer in a Monday night press conference. The officer, identified as Brandon Stalker in a TPD tweet, was shot Monday after a barricaded suspect exited his house and ...
Multiple First Responders Among Arrests as Law Enforcement Investigates Capitol Siege
Both active and former members of the first responder and military communities have been charged in connection with the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress began to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Arrests are being made across the ...