By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
The U.S. Department of Justice said the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Officer Dack Thompson, 51, completed the Santa Rosa Junior College Firefighter Academy’s 585-hour program,...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Phoenixville, Pa. — The Phoenixville Police Department will shut down operations after 99 years due to staffing shortages and financial strains, transferring law enforcement duties to Chester County and...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Concord, N.H. — Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed laws banning sanctuary city policies; the measures took effect as 2026 began. Police1
What the laws do:Â H.B. 511Â prohibits cities/towns...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Wyoming, Minn. — Hospital security officer Andrea Merrell, 43, died after a Christmas Day assault outside M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center; a patient fleeing...
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The Briefing
Oklahoma City, Okla. — Newly released bodycam/Air 1 video shows officers fatally shooting a suspect who, after a multi-location crime spree, ran along I-240 pointing a...
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The Briefing
New Orleans — Ahead of New Year’s Eve and the Sugar Bowl, officials will deploy nearly 800 local, state and federal personnel, including the Louisiana National...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
Baltimore County, Md. — Retired SWAT Team Leader Robert Steinberg reflects on 2,000+ deployments since joining the unit in 2013, the toll on families and why...
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The Briefing
Pottstown area, Pa. — A new round of Local Share Account (LSA) grants will steer nearly $6 million to projects across Montgomery & Chester counties; more...
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The Briefing
Dallas — John Michael Garza Jr., 21, of Midlothian, Texas, is charged with international terrorism after a sting in which he provided bomb-making materials to an...
