By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Prince George’s County, Md. — Violent crime down 19% and property crime down 15% year over year; homicides -40%, carjackings -55%, robberies -48%, officials said. Police1+1
County...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Bellevue, Wash. — Prosecutors say a man used a fake 911 call to lure officers to the Bellevue Transit Centerbefore stabbing one officer; another officer...
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The Briefing
Washington state — Days of torrential rain and back-to-back storms unleashed record flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages; officials called the damage “profound” but...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Michigan State Police (MSP) released 2026 model-year test data for pursuit/SUVs, pickups and police motorcycles; vehicle dynamics run Sept. 13–15, 2025 at Chelsea Proving Grounds...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Los Angeles — The FBI arrested four people accused of plotting coordinated New Year’s Eve bombingstargeting multiple L.A.-area businesses, with testing allegedly conducted in the Mojave...
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The Briefing
Detroit — A 33-year-old man dubbed an “agent of chaos” by federal prosecutors was indicted after a November spree that included shooting at ATF agents, a carjacking,...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Stockbridge Twp., Mich. — Bodycam shows a Stockbridge police officer and an Ingham County sheriff’s deputy pulling a trapped driver from a burning car after it...
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The Briefing
Modesto, Calif. — A sheriff’s helicopter (AIR101) helped Modesto police track and arrest a 40-year-old suspected rooftop burglar at a Best Buy on Sisk Road. Officer
Aerial video shows...
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The Briefing
Muskegon County, Mich. — Former officer Joe Stapel, 76, expanded his nonprofit Help Michigan Heroes to cover counseling costs for civilians hit by recent shootings and...
