OLYMPIA, Wash. Feb 20 2023 Two bills were passed by the Washington state House committee Thursday related to police pursuit laws. House Bill 1363 was one of the bills passed, giving law enforcement the authority to pursue a suspect accused of a violent or sexual crime, vehicle assault, escape, DUI and domestic violence, King5.com reported. The […]
Cleburne TX February 20 2023 The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement agencies across Texas are mourning the death of lawman Bill Hardin, who died on Feb. 17 surrounded by friends, colleagues and loved ones. Hardin, 99, was the oldest and longest serving peace officer in the world, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office wrote in […]
Memphis TN February 20th, 2023 A Memphis police officer died Saturday from wounds sustained more than two weeks ago when he was shot while responding to a confrontation at a library, authorities said. Officer Geoffrey Redd was critically wounded Feb. 2 at the Poplar-White Station Library. Redd, 49, was transported to Regional One Health, where he […]
Kansas City, MO Feb 19 2023– The U.S. Marshals Service has concluded a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in 10 cities with a significant number of homicides and shootings to include Kansas City. This 30-day initiative, called Operation North Star II (ONS II), resulted in the arrest of 833 fugitives, violent criminals, […]
Philadelphia PA February 19 2023 A Temple University police officer was killed in the line of duty Saturday night near the Philadelphia campus, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. Sources told FOX 29 Philadelphia that the shooting happened near 18th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The police officer was shot in the head, according to the source, who […]
Denver CO Feb 17 2023 A city inquiry is underway after a Denver Police Department recruit had to have one of his legs amputated after a training drill at the police academy. Sources told the Problem Solvers the recruit had a pre-existing medical condition that may have made him vulnerable to a terrible outcome. The recruit, […]
El Paso Texas February 16 2023 One person was killed and three people were injured after gunfire erupted inside a mall in El Paso, Texas, authorities said Wednesday. An off-duty police officer who was working security at a nearby business quickly responded and took the shooter into custody. The mall is next to the Walmart […]
Sacramento CA February 15th, 2023 Law enforcement agencies in California would be prevented from using police K-9s from being put in situations where they could bite someone under a new bill being considered by state lawmakers in an effort to end a “deeply racialized and harmful practice,” one of the bill’s author’s said. Assemblymembers Corey Jackson […]
CONCORD, N.H. Feb 15 2023 New Hampshire police chiefs came together this week to make a plea to lawmakers as departments continue to be plagued by staffing shortages statewide. The chiefs, including Hinsdale Police Chief Charles Rataj, told the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that the required fitness test is making it difficult for […]
Cleveland OH February 12, 2023 The City of Cleveland is looking to slash nearly 150 vacant police officer positions in an effort to balance the city’s budget. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is looking to slash 142 vacant positions to try to balance the city’s budget “In my 34 years on the job, we’ve never experienced such […]