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Ohio Police Catch 11-Year-Old Driver, 2 Passengers After Stolen-Car Pursuit; Crash Ends Chase

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...

Houston Officer Shoots Armed Suspect Using Employee as Human Shield Outside Check-Cashing Store

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...

Former NYPD Lieutenant Slams “Light” Sentence in 2020 Protest Assault That Ended His Career

By MES Dispatch staff 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...

DOJ Sues D.C., Alleging Second Amendment Violations Over Semiautomatic Firearm Bans

By MES Dispatch staff 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...

Pa. State Police Commissioner to Step Down; Bivens Tapped as Acting Chief

By MES Dispatch staff 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....

Cops, Firefighters and EMTs Holiday-Shop with 100 Lowell Kids in ‘Heroes & Helpers’ Event

By MES Dispatch staff 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...

Wyoming Sheriff Takes on 100-Mile Ultra to Fund Rural Emergency Comms Gear

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...

Off-Duty N.C. Officer Killed, Firefighter Critically Wounded in Lexington Shooting

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...

Brown University Mass Shooting Suspect, Tied to MIT Professor’s Killing, Found Dead in N.H. Storage Unit

By MES Dispatch staff 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...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Launch Federal Marijuana Rescheduling; What It Means for Law Enforcement

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, beginning a process that...

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