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Michigan Police Department to Replace Sig P320 With Glock Gen 6 Handguns

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Grand Blanc Township Board approved a purchase of 50 Glock Gen 6 9 mm handguns to replace Sig...

R.I. Police Credit Good Samaritan With Halting Shooter at Youth Hockey Game

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Rhode Island police department credited a Good Samaritan with stopping a shooter who killed two people and injured...

Detroit Police Chief Says Officers Who Contact Border Patrol During Traffic Stops Will Be Fired

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Detroit Police Chief James White said officers who contact U.S. Border Patrol during traffic stops will face termination, amid...

N.J. Police Officer Advances on American Idol

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A New Jersey police officer advanced to the Top 24 round on American Idol after impressing judges with his...

Maryland Sheriffs Say They Will Continue ICE Cooperation After State Bans 287(g) Agreements

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation Tuesday that bans local law enforcement from entering into formal 287(g) immigration enforcement...

Nevada Trooper Fires Shot During Armed Vehicle Stop in Las Vegas

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper fired a single round into a vehicle after a woman pointed a gun at...

Wisconsin PD Mandates Badge Display for Plainclothes Officers, Placards on Unmarked Vehicles

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Wisconsin police department updated its policy requiring plainclothes officers to display badges and unmarked cruisers to show placards...

Chicago Police Workforce Study Calls for Expanded Hiring, Civilian Role Shifts

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A workforce allocation study for the Chicago Police Department recommends hiring hundreds more sworn officers and shifting some current...

Ex-NYPD Official Charged in Panic-Button Bribery Scheme

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A former high-ranking New York Police Department official, Kevin Taylor, was charged Thursday with accepting bribes and other perks...

Louisiana Deputy Walks Without Cane After ATV Crash Amputation

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who lost his leg after being struck by a fleeing ATV driver in...

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