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Alabama enacts tougher fleeing penalties, scholarships for officers’ children

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Alabama lawmakers passed new laws increasing penalties for fleeing from law enforcement.• The legislation also creates a scholarship program...

FSU shooting records show police response and suspect’s use of ChatGPT in lead-up to attack

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Florida State University shooting records released by authorities include body camera video, 911 audio and evidence regarding the April...

Off-duty Oklahoma corrections officer honored for preventing suspect from seizing officer’s gun

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• An off-duty Oklahoma Department of Corrections officer received national recognition for preventing a suspect from grabbing a police officer’s...

Tennessee deputy dies from injuries suffered in patrol vehicle crash

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash.• The deputy was critically injured when...

Los Angeles shifts LAPD recruitment goals to focus on preventing shrinkage

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced revised recruitment goals for the Los Angeles Police Department aimed at preventing force...

NYPD fatally shoots machete-wielding man after subway station slashings

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A suspect who slashed three people at New York City’s Grand Central subway station was shot and killed by...

Former Lake County sheriff’s lieutenant among 5 charged with murder in illegal fireworks blast

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A former lieutenant with the Lake County, Illinois, sheriff’s office and four others have been charged with murder over...

Johnson County deputy injured, suspect killed during shooting at fire scene

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Johnson County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy was injured and a suspect was fatally shot after gunfire erupted while first...

Oklahoma trooper killed in head-on crash while responding to callBy MES Dispatch staff

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a head-on crash while responding to a call.• The trooper was...

Protester pleads guilty to arson for setting 11 NYPD vehicles ablaze

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A New York City man admitted setting 11 New York Police Department vehicles on fire and pleaded guilty to...

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