NEW ORLEANS LA December 30 2021 The workers wouldn’t have arrest powers or the authority to carry a service weapon. The New Orleans Police Department will soon be able to deputize non-sworn city workers to allow them to issue citations for some city code violations, reports 4WWL. According to the report, workers can be deputized […]
VASSALBORO, Maine December 30 2021 A Maine state trooper has come to the aid of an elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease who had wandered away from his home during a storm and ended up in a ditch. Troopers got their missing person report from a home in Vassalboro at about 5 a.m. Wednesday. They also […]
FRIENDSWOOD TX December 29 2021 Friendswood police Sgt. James Dement, 57, a veteran officer, died Monday of a COVID- related illness, according to the police department. The police department didn’t say whether Dement was vaccinated in its news release. Dement worked for the Friendswood Police Department for 22 years. He joined the department in 1999 […]
JACKSONVILLE, N.C Dec 29, 2021 A Jacksonville police officer accidentally shot his 15-year-old son in the head, officials with the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Monday evening, deputies with the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office and emergency services were called to a residence on Haw Branch Road regarding an accidental shooting. Upon arrival, the deputies […]
MADISON, Wis. Dec 28, 2021— Madison police arrested a 42-year-old man who allegedly threatened to blow up Madison College on Christmas Eve. In a blog post, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said a 911 dispatcher got a call around 6:53 p.m. from a man who said he had a bomb and was going to blow up […]
DENVER CO Dec 28 2021- A Colorado gunman has been blamed for killing four individuals and injuring three – including a police officer – in a shooting spree at multiple locations in Denver and the suburb of Lakewood, according to reports. The suspected gunman was fatally shot in Lakewood, FOX 31 reported. Authorities said they are […]
Atlanta GA Dec 28 2021 The Georgia State interim Police Chief Anthony Coleman said an off-duty Georgia State University police officer fired and struck the suspect. The officer was working a part-time job at Atlantic Station. “A GSU police officer was working an off-duty job at Atlantic Station when he and Atlantic Station security responded […]
DETROIT MI Dec 27 2021 An 11-year-old boy was honored Friday for helping alert police that something was wrong after a woman allegedly kidnaped him and his siblings earlier this month. Jestin Williams’ and Shayla Burleigh’s children, ages 6-11 were walking to school on Detroit’s west side when Stephanie Binder allegedly approached the four kids. “This […]
South Hill Virginia December 27 2021 Police in the town of South Hill Virginia was involved in a shooting that resulted in the death of a man at the local Walmart store. According to police, the shooting occurred around 6:50 p.m. in the parking lot of the Walmart located in the 300 block of […]
Chicago IL Dec 27 2021 A Chicago police officer has died of complications from the coronavirus. Jose Huerta, a 50-year-old from the Southwest Side, died of pneumonia from a COVID-19 infection Thursday afternoon, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. A police department spokesman declined to comment Saturday, but the Chicago Fraternal Order of […]