PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A deputy with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office in Florida fatally shot a suspect who was wanted in a violent strangulation case as the deputy hung from the man’s speeding SUV on Saturday, according to authorities as well as bodycam footage that was released. Paul Smith, 40, a man with a “significant Read More >
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Motorcyclist with fake personal plate ‘WILL RUN’ caught after fleeing police at 145 mph
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A motorcyclist in Florida with a fake personal license plate reading, “WILL RUN,” fled from police at speeds reaching 145 mph before he was safely tracked down and arrested, according to law enforcement authorities. The biker “taunted and fled” from six different law enforcement agencies prior to being captured. He was Read More >
‘He was just a stand-up guy’: Community mourns slain N.M. State Police officer
Officer Justin Hare, 35, was responding to a call early Friday morning when he was fatally shot; the suspect is still at large
Boeing whistleblower told close friend ‘if anything happens, it’s not suicide’
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead on March 9 from what authorities initially called a “self-inflicted” gunshot wound, Law Officer reported earlier this week. A close friend says she does not believe he died by suicide based upon prior comments he made noting his potential demise. Barnett, 62, worked for Boeing Read More >
Pregnant New York school teacher found dead in classroom
KENDALL, N.Y. – A school teacher who taught special education in upstate New York was found dead in her classroom last week, Kendall Central School announced. Courtney Fannon, 29, was found unresponsive in her empty classroom after school hours on Friday, March 8, according the a news release from the school. Although life-saving measures were Read More >
16 Orange County Sheriff SWAT team members injured from explosion at California FBI training facility
IRVINE, Calif. – An explosion at an FBI training facility in Southern California on Wednesday injured 16 SWAT team members with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, authorities said. On Wednesday at approximately 12:50 p.m., members of OCSD’s SWAT team and Hazardous Device squad were conducting their annual joint training at the Jerry Crowe Regional Training Facility Read More >
Rat infestation at New Orleans Police headquarters leaves rodents stoned as marijuana evidence shrinks
NEW ORLEANS – An infestation of rats at the headquarters of the New Orleans Police Department has apparently left the rodents stoned and the volume of marijuana booked as evidence is shrinking, according to the police superintendent. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is battling a new adversary: an army of rats that has begun Read More >
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Boeing whistleblower found dead in parking lot just days after testifying against airplane manufacturer
CHARLESTON, S.C. – After mysteriously failing to show up for the second part of his testimony in a lawsuit against Boeing, a whistleblower was found dead on Saturday in his truck in the parking lot of his South Carolina hotel, according to reports. John Barnett, 62, worked for Boeing for more than three decades prior Read More >
No ‘Easy Fix’ For Police Recruiting
Law enforcement has been in a recruiting crisis for several years and despite departments spending more time and resources on the issue than ever before, the issue continues to plague agencies across the country. This is a unique problem for a profession that typically sees immediate results after placing a hyper-focus on a problem. In Read More >