By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Los Angeles County — After the 2022 line-of-duty death of LASD K-9 Jack, his handler Dep. Stephen Williams partnered with Aardvark Tactical to develop a modular ballistic...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Newburgh Heights, Ohio — Bodycam shows police capturing an 11-year-old driver with 8- and 12-year-oldpassengers after a pursuit of a stolen car; no injuries reported. Police1
How it started: A license plate...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Houston — Bodycam video shows an HPD officer shoot a man holding a store employee at gunpoint, ending a hostage situation outside a check-cashing...
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The Briefing
New York City — A former NYPD lieutenant who suffered a broken orbital bone during a July 15, 2020Brooklyn Bridge clash blasted a judge’s...
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The Briefing
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the District, alleging its rules unconstitutionally ban AR-15s and other semiautomatic firearms protected under D.C. v. Heller...
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The Briefing
Harrisburg/Philadelphia — Col. Christopher L. Paris will retire Jan. 2, 2026 as commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police to take a position with the FBI. Pennsylvania Government
Succession: Lt. Col....
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The Briefing
Lowell, Mass. — Police, firefighters and EMTs took 100 local kids (ages 10–14) holiday shopping at Targetduring the annual Heroes & Helpers event. Police1
How it worked: Each child...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Carbon County, Wyo. — Sheriff Alex Bakken will run the Bighorn Trail 100 (June 19–21, 2026) to raise money for emergency communications upgrades for the sheriff’s office...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Lexington, N.C. — Off-duty Officer Kaitlin Crook, 25, was killed; an off-duty Lexington firefighter was critically wounded; and a third man was hospitalized in stable condition after a...
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The Briefing
Salem, N.H. — The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and the killing of an MIT professor was found dead in a storage unit; officials say...
