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California Officer Adopts Dog After Rescuing It From Trash Compactor

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • A Gardena, California, police officer rescued a puppy from inside a self-compacting trash can after hearing whimpering outside a...

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...

Uxbridge Police Officer Killed While Helping Motorist on Route 146

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing An Uxbridge, Massachusetts, police officer was struck and killed early Wednesday while assisting a motorist on Route 146. Boston 25...

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...

Former Fla. Officer Injured in Fatal DUI Crash Turns to Training Others in Preparedness and Resilience

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Delray Beach, Fla. — Former officer Bernenda Marc—seriously injured in a 2017 DUI crash that killed her FTO Officer Christine Braswell—now runs The Preparedness Collective, a...

Michigan Officer, Deputy Pull Driver from Burning Car Moments Before Vehicle Erupts

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Stockbridge Twp., Mich. — Bodycam shows a Stockbridge police officer and an Ingham County sheriff’s deputy pulling a trapped driver from a burning car after it...

Ex-Michigan Officer with PTSD Opens Nonprofit’s Counseling Support to Community After Local Tragedies

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Muskegon County, Mich. — Former officer Joe Stapel, 76, expanded his nonprofit Help Michigan Heroes to cover counseling costs for civilians hit by recent shootings and...

Bodycam: Minnesota Deputy Fires After Suspect Shoots Flare Gun; 75-Year-Old Dies at Scene

The Briefing Bagley, Minn. — Bodycam video shows a Clearwater County deputy shoot a 75-year-old wanted man after the man fired a flare gun at deputies during an arrest attempt, authorities say. Minnesota...

Officer critically injured during security motorcade for Vice President JD Vance identified

Maryville Police Officer FTO Justin Brown (Maryville Police Department)

Shootout Erupts Between Grand Rapids Police Department and Suspect Wanted for Stolen Gun

The Briefing On November 11, 2025 at roughly 1:40 p.m., Grand Rapids police officers engaged in a patrol stop of an 18-year-old suspect wanted in...

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