OLIVE HILL, Ky. June 21, 2023 As part of efforts to make sure the state law is followed, a school resource officer has been posted at all school buildings, but Carter County has taken the initiative a step farther. Two years ago the Kentucky General Assembly passed a law allowing school systems to start police departments. […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 20 2023 Police said a Louisville man had a vehicle with lights and sirens, a gun and a badge — but he wasn’t a law enforcement officer of any kind. According to court documents, 74-year-old William May was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Authorities said […]
Dauphin County PA June 16, 2023 The Harrisburg School District says it is planning to start its own police force. The District Receiver, Dr. Lori Suski, cut ties with a program during Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, that will free up money for the budget; which calls for hiring two police officers and a data entry […]
Frisco TX June 16 2023 Frisco Police arrested a fellow officer, accusing him of having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student, the department announced Wednesday. A police news release detailed the accusations against 34-year-old Kendal Augustus, a Frisco Police officer since 2015 who most recently served as a school resource officer. According to police, […]
Philadelphia PA June 16, 2023 A North Philadelphia street will be renamed Thursday in honor of Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald. The Temple University police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty in February. Fellow officer Leroy Wimberly started a petition to rename the block where his colleague was killed. City Council members agreed. A […]
Brick NJ June 15, 2023 A 57-year-old part-time special police officer in Brick was arrested on child pornography charges on Tuesday and then fired by the department, authorities said. John Kisch was taken into custody at his home in Brick after investigators found more than 100 images of child pornography on a desktop computer, the Ocean […]
Ozark Alabama June 15, 2023 In 1999, two 17-year-old girls in south Alabama made calls from a payphone, telling their parents they were lost on the way home from a birthday party. The next day, they were found shot dead in the trunk of their car parked near a small hospital in Ozark. The crime went […]
Atlanta GA June 15 2023 Above video: Viewer discretion advised Police in Georgia have released bodycam video of how an armed gunman was taken into custody following a report of a shooting. Atlanta police were dispatched to shots being fired in the area. In the above video released by the Atlanta Police Department, officers are […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. June 14 2023 The Alabama Department of Corrections arrested one of its own officers over the weekend. ADOC reports that Charlie Townsend confessed to bringing in contraband for an inmate at Kilby Correctional Facility, where Townsend was stationed. ADOC says Townsend voluntarily resigned and was arrested Saturday. He is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, use […]
Los Angeles CA June 14, 2023 The largest city in California took a step closer to establishing an Office of Unarmed Response to develop alternative responses to some emergency calls, KNBC reports. Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Tuesday that has the framework of what the Office of Unarmed Response will look like. The framework […]