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 […]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. June 13, 2023– A Johns Creek police officer is heading home from the USA Police and Fire Championships with not just one goal, but four. Officer Shy’Keya Wimberly has been competing in track and field since she was 12 years old and her passion for the sport hasn’t wanted since becoming a […]
Collegeville, Pa. June 13, 2023– The Perkiomen Valley School Board voted Monday night to adopt forming its own police force to provide school safety. The new policy on school police officers allows the board to authorize school police officers in accordance with state law. The policy designates the chief of police to be responsible for the […]
Floyd County GA June 10, 2023 An Alabama judge sentenced a Rome, Ga. woman to 25 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for sex trafficking children. Marlette Laishell “Lala” Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking a minor and two counts of transportation of a minor with intent to engage […]
Washington DC June 8, 2013 In just the first week of June, more than 100 people have been killed in the District this year. That’s the fastest D.C. has hit the mark in two decades. The murder of 29-year-old Joshua White on Tuesday at a gas station on South Capitol Street SE was the 100th […]
COBB COUNTY, Ga. June 7, 2023 Cobb County Police are investigating after a K9 officer was found dead in the back of a patrol car while officers were participating in a training exercise Monday. According to police, the incident happened just after 2 p.m. at Allatoona High School at 3300 Dallas Acworth Highway. Officers were at […]
Jacksonville FL June 9 2023 A Belgian Malinois named Maverick and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever/Poodle mix named LEO are two new furry additions to the Duval County School Police force, fulfilling a years-long goal of district leaders to create a K9 unit. While LEO is still in training, K9 Maverick was officially sworn in during a […]
Cincinnati Ohio June 6, 2023 A city parking enforcement officer was shot at over the weekend, according to Cincinnati police. It happened just after 6:30 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Wyoming Avenue in West Price Hill. A man in a silver sedan with an unknown temporary license plate became “ very irate” when the […]
PAW PAW, Mich. June 6, 2023 Former Hartford Police Chief Tressa Beltran, who is accused of selling prescription drugs from a drug collection box, turned herself into police custody Wednesday. Beltran is facing eight felony counts and one misdemeanor, which includes possession and delivery of a controlled substance, embezzlement, and larceny in a building, according to […]