KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Missouri Governor Mike Parson has commuted the sentence of former Kansas City, Missouri, police officer Eric DeValkenaere for the death of Cameron Lamb. DeValkenaere, 46, was serving a six-year prison sentence in connection to the deadly 2019 police shooting of Cameron Lamb. “In Missouri, clemency powers rest exclusively with the Governor,” Read More >
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Enhancing Officer Safety: The Critical Role of Privacy in Law Enforcement
As we approach the new year, it has become more important than ever to ensure that every law enforcement in America is protected both on the job and off. There isn’t a better way to do that than with our personal privacy and Pete James has pioneered how to do that. Who is Pete James? Read More >
High-tech traffic cameras and a fake ‘chatty granny’: How the UK is using AI in public safety
A phone company has developed Daisy, an “AI granny,” to waste phone scammers’ time, and Devon and Cornwall Police are testing a system designed to detect DUI drivers
‘You can do it’: Female Pa. State Police troopers share experiences, encourage more women to join
“This is a job where you can do everything,” Naschke said. “I love coming to work every day,” Trooper Jessica Naschke said
Texas detention officer murdered while escorting ‘pure evil’ inmate
WAXAHACHIE, Texas — An Ellis County detention officer in Texas was killed Monday in an attack by an inmate that Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman described as a “heinous, horrific, purposeful murder.” Sheriff Norman said during a Tuesday press conference that Arron Semeion Thompson, 45, was being returned to his cell following the one hour Read More >
Court grants Derek Chauvin access to test George Floyd’s heart tissue
(Alpha News): A federal judge has approved a motion allowing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to examine heart tissue and conduct additional testing on fluids preserved from George Floyd as part of Chauvin’s ongoing effort to overturn his conviction. U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson ruled in an order filed Monday that Chauvin’s Read More >
Officers responded to Wis. school shooting scene after receiving 911 call from second-grader
Police said the shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow, 15, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital
3 dead, including suspect, in shooting at Wis. Christian school
“I’m feeling a little dismayed now, so close to Christmas,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. “Every child, every person in that building is a victim and will be a victim forever”
Accreditors: Waymo meets compliance standards for first responder cooperation program
The program, which has worked with the San Francisco and Pheonix police departments, as well as the IACP, uses feedback from LEOs to improve the autonomous vehicles
BWC: Wounded Calif. police sergeant returns fire after ambush
A man opened fire at the Fresno sergeant as he was arriving in his cruiser, striking him three times; the sergeant engaged the man in a shootout, ultimately leading to the man’s death