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New Orleans Police use hot sauce giveaway to promote recruitment

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The New Orleans Police Department distributed custom hot sauce bottles with recruitment website links and a QR code as...

Colorado Springs Police eliminate college credit requirement for recruits

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Colorado Springs Police Department has eliminated its previous college credit hiring requirement, now allowing applicants with only a...

Lexington officer dragged by vehicle during traffic stop; suspect charged

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Lexington officer was dragged by a vehicle while attempting a traffic stop and the suspect now faces multiple...

New Jersey releases body-cam, surveillance video of fatal Camden County police shooting

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• New Jersey authorities released body-worn camera and surveillance video showing a fatal police shooting of a man in Camden...

Omaha police fatally shoot woman after knife attack on child at Walmart

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Omaha police fatally shot a woman after she allegedly slashed a 3-year-old boy with a knife in a Walmart...

Maryland appeals court says police officer names must be released in force records

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that law enforcement agencies must disclose officers’ names in use-of-force records under state public...

Oklahoma principal tackles, disarms armed former student

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• An armed former student entered Pauls Valley High School in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, on April 7 and opened fire...

DUI driver crashes into Collier County patrol cruiser as deputies jump away, video shows

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Collier County (Fla.) sheriff’s deputies were nearly struck when a DUI driver crashed into their patrol cruiser, video shows.•...

Georgia officers use PIT maneuver to end high-speed pursuit, video shows

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Georgia police used a precision immobilization technique (PIT) to stop a vehicle involved in a high-speed pursuit.• In-car and...

Colorado bans arrests based solely on colorimetric drug test results

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Colorado enacted a ban on arrests based solely on colorimetric field drug test results.• The law responds to concerns...

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