The St. Petersburg Police Department announced significant reforms with the planned implementation of a new division within the department. This division, the Community Assistance Liaison (CAL), will be a social service organization on retainer. It ...
People often simplify the work of emergency medical services (EMS) by using terms like “ambulance driver” to describe the men and women who respond to medical emergencies in an ambulance, implying that all they do is transport sick or injured ...
Michael Francke led an impressive career, devoting his life’s work to cleaning up the United States’ judicial system. The 1980 Santa Fe prison riot was one of the most extreme events in the history of American prisons, leaving 33 inmates dead, 12 ...
An investigation is currently underway after Bryan "B.J." Boatman, a 37-year-old pilot, died yesterday after his helicopter crashed while moving supplies for firefighters on the ground in Tonto National Forest, Arizona. There are at least 360 ...
The onset of the novel coronavirus and its subsequent disease, COVID-19, started a race to find a vaccine to prevent further spread of the virus and the mayhem left in its wake. Paramedics, EMTs, nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers have ...
Cases of COVID-19 are rising again, potentially signaling a second wave of the worldwide pandemic. This comes as some states in the U.S. are slowly reopening their economies and as widespread civil unrest has led to large groups gathering for ...
Time and weather have soothed the scorched hills around Yarnell, Arizona, as new growth veils reminders of a past inferno. The plants rising from the ash show that life carries on after calamity in new and different ways. So it goes for the family ...
Atlanta police officers were sitting patiently in their headquarters, squad cars, and at home when District Attorney Paul Howard announced charges against officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan on June 17. The swift charges brought against the ...
Protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson and establish a “Black House Autonomous Zone” (BHAZ) a block from the White House in Lafayette Park Monday night. The crowd smashed wooden wheels of replica cannons ...
New York City has experienced a steady increase in gun violence since the disbanding of the NYPD's Anti-Crime Units. The ACUs were plainclothes officers who were staffed at each precinct and city housing. Their primary mission was to remove illegal ...
The job of America's police officers is to serve and protect those in their community, but sometimes that means taking on mother nature. While the men and women who wear the badge come into contact with some of the worst sides of humanity, they ...
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, who serves residents in and around Flint, Michigan, became a viral sensation when he walked into a sea of protestors May 30, put down his helmet and baton, and said, “You tell us what you need.” When the ...
Social media exploded Wednesday night with reports that the Atlanta Police Department's six zones had fallen silent. This came just hours after the Fulton County district attorney announced felony murder and other charges against Garrett Rolfe, the ...
Two suspects in the vandalism and burning of the Minneapolis Police Department's (MPD) 3rd Precinct headquarters on May 28 have been identified and arrested. The building was overrun and set on fire after police officers received the order to abandon ...
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced the disbanding of the New York Police Department (NYPD) Anti-Crime Unit during a Monday press conference. The NYPD Anti-Crime Unit is made up of plainclothes police officers who patrol areas ...
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order implementing constructive police reform during a Tuesday press conference at the White House. "We have to break old patterns of failure," he said from the Rose Garden. "We will prioritize federal ...
On Friday night, 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by Atlanta police following a confrontation at a Wendy's fast-food restaurant. The officer responsible for the shooting was fired, and an investigation has been initiated as ...
The protestors who took over the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct and established a no-cop zone in the surrounding area have a clandestine armed security force patrolling the area, but news reports that the force is using “stop and frisk” ...
The manhunt for the gunman who ambushed the Paso Robles Police Department on Wednesday, which left a San Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputy in critical condition, has ended. Mason James Lira was shot and killed after a standoff with a combined law ...
A sheriff's deputy in California's San Luis Obispo County was shot in the face while attempting to pursue an active shooter Wednesday. The gunman has been identified as 26-year-old Mason James Lira. According to a press release from the sheriff's ...
Since video emerged of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin killing George Floyd, nationwide protests have pushed criminal justice reform to the forefront of American politics. On Monday, Democrats in Congress introduced the The ...
Police departments across the United States have faced staffing shortages over the past several years. Strains on the force — from the daily dangers they face in the field to the current political and social turmoil — make it difficult for ...
For the 11th day in a row, protestors took to the streets Sunday in Portland, Oregon, demonstrating against police brutality and demanding criminal justice reforms. Hundreds of protestors — most of them white — gathered outside the Multnomah ...
St. Louis Metropolitan Police on Monday arrested two men they believe were involved in the burglary at a St. Louis pawnshop that ended with the death of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn. First-degree murder charges have been filed ...
Violence directed at police officers has increased dramatically in the aftermath of the in-custody death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis. The killing of the 46-year-old black man set off a mass public uproar, international protests, and ...
On Sunday, the Minneapolis City Council announced its veto-proof vote in support of defunding the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) during a rally at Powderhorn Park. Their goal is to disband the MPD through the budget process and replace them with ...
The four fired officers involved with the in-custody death of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 have been arrested and charges are pending. The incident has led to accusations of racist intentions and a police department flawed with ...
The state of Arizona has six ports of entry along the 370-mile border it shares with Mexico. Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies combine resources to stop illegal drug smuggling across high trafficked areas in the United States. ...
The night of Nov. 15, 2017, was cold and brisk on the streets of West Baltimore. Two detectives canvassed the 900 block of Bennett Place near Fremont Avenue, investigating a triple homicide that took place a few years prior. What appeared to be a ...
Retired St. Louis police Captain David Dorn was shot and killed Tuesday while attempting to prevent the robbery of a pawnshop amidst rioting in St. Louis. His death comes amidst a slew of police fatalities and injuries in the wake of protests and ...
