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Washington Sheriff Faces Possible Removal from State Law Enforcement Group

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs says it will consider expelling Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank from...

Virginia officer dies of cancer attributed to 9/11 Pentagon service

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Master Police Officer Don Gotthardt of the Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department died from cancer linked to his service...

California Police Commander Dies While on Training Trip

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Oxnard Police Department Commander Scott Aaron was found dead in his hotel room during a training assignment in Orange...

Texas Officer Killed by Suspect Who Died by Suicide After Standoff

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Copperas Cove Police Officer Elijah Garretson, 27, was shot and killed by a suspect during an officer-involved incident in...

Body-Worn Camera Footage Released in Fatal Shooting of Burbank Police K-9

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing The Burbank Police Department released body-worn camera video showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a police...

D.C. Officer Dies Weeks After Being Struck While Helping Motorist

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terry Bennett died Jan. 7, 2026, from injuries sustained while helping a stranded motorist on Interstate...

Minn. Hospital Security Officer Killed in Christmas Day Attack; Patient Charged with Murder

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...

Ga. Deputy Dies After Crash; Medical Emergency Suspected, Sheriff Says

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Spalding County, Ga. — Deputy Joe Crumpton, 62, died after a single-vehicle crash that investigators believe was precipitated by a medical emergency, officials said. Police1 Crash...

1 of 2 WV National Guard Members Shot Near White House Dies; Suspect Faces Murder Charge

The Briefing WV National Guard soldiers shot near the White House on Nov. 26; Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died; Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains hospitalized. CBS News+1 Ambush-style attack; suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal in custody; prosecutors moving to first-degree...

Florida Deputy Killed, Second Wounded in Vero Beach Eviction; Suspect and Locksmith Also Die.

The Briefing: Indian River County (FL) deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow killed; Deputy Florentino Arizpe wounded. Shooting occurred during an eviction service in Vero Beach’s Bermuda Club community. Locksmith David Long, 76, also died; suspect Michael...

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