CEDAR BLUFF, Ala. — Sgt. Christopher Vaughn died of medical complications while on duty Friday, Cedar Bluff Police announced in a Facebook post. Vaughn was a 13-year veteran of law enforcement and had been with the Cedar Bluff Police Department since 2015. “The hard work and dedication of Sgt. Vaughn will be greatly missed by his […]
A 70-year-old woman was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being rescued from underneath her car in Bear, according to the New Castle County Police Department. She marks one of two people in the last two days to experience injuries associated with their vehicles while not on the road. Police body camera footage recorded at 8:16 a.m. showed the woman’s left […]
Officers save the life of a woman who fell into Lake Michigan. With the assistance of officers on land and officers from the CPD Marine Unit the female victim was safely recovered and transported to a local hospital. Chicago police and marine unit officers worked together during the incident. After initially throwing the teenager a life ring, the marine unit […]
Officer Tyler Moldovan, 22, has shown signs of progress after a December shooting left him “fighting for his life,” police said. Moldovan was shot eight times, including in the head. On Tuesday, the Phoenix Police Department shared an update from Moldovan’s wife, Chelsea. In a statement posted to Twitter, Chelsea thanked the medical staff and support from fellow […]
The pilot of a small plane averted death twice in a span of minutes on Sunday, first when he crash-landed onto railroad tracks, then when Los Angeles police rescued him just before a commuter train smashed into the aircraft. Bodycam video showed the officers working furiously to disentangle the bloodied pilot from the cockpit of the crumpled […]
Line of duty deaths increased 55% in 2021 from 2020 among law enforcement officers nationwide, according to the 2021 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). A total of 458 officers died in 2021, according to the preliminary data. That number includes officers at the federal, state, local, military, tribal and territorial levels. The leading cause of death, COVID-19, was responsible for 301 […]
Famed NBA player Shaquille O’Neal offered $5,000 toward finding the suspect. O’Neal’s $5,000 pledge was added to the $10,000 reward from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, a $10,000 reward from the U.S. Marshals Office, and a $5,000 reward from Crime Stoppers Atlanta. Shaquille O’neal is a resident of Henry County and works with the Sheriff’s […]
The new organizational changes in the New York City DA’s office are aimed at completing the “two goals of justice and safety,” which Braggs claims are not “opposed” to one other but rather “inextricably linked.” READ MORE
Liberal activists, super PACs, and unions, some from outside of Texas, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat an Austin ballot measure that would have increased the number of police officers on the streets. The city continues to be ravaged by the highest number of homicides in history. Prop A would have compelled Austin […]
Voters in Minneapolis have rejected an unprecedented proposal to disband the police department at the ballot box. The measure asked residents if they supported modifying the city charter to create a Department of Public Safety to replace the Minneapolis Police Department. READ MORE
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