PHOENIX — All Marco Zepeda, a 44-year-old blind man, wanted to do when he went inside a convenience store last June was use the bathroom. But as he tried to find his way, the police report said, Mr. Zepeda had the misfortune of walking near a...
Read moreChuck Wexler talks to police chiefs frequently, as head of the Police Executive Research Forum think tank in Washington. Recently, he asked a roomful of chiefs to raise their hands if they wanted their children to follow them into a law...
Read more(CNN)”It’s a long story, but you’ll be glad you read until the end I promise.” That’s what Megan Nierman posted on social media this week, before sharing the story of how a traffic stop turned into one Indiana...
Read moreArctic Man is Alaska’s answer to Nevada’s more famous Burning Man. The writer Matt White once described it as “a weeklong booze and fossil-fueled Sledneck Revival bookended around the world’s craziest ski race,” during which “something like...
Read moreWhat kind of signal would appointing a member of Russia’s current security apparatus send about Interpol’s values? On Sunday, delegates of the general assembly of Interpol — the International Criminal Police Organization, the coordinating body...
Read moreWILLIAMS, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A police department in northern Arizona is using new technology to record actions by its officers. The Williams Police Department, which is just west of Flagstaff, has teamed up with Viridian Weapon Technologies...
Read moreA Mesa police officer punches a 35-year-old man nearly unconscious after he refuses to immediately sit down. Two officers squeeze a 15-year-old boy’s neck after he is handcuffed. A police officer shoots a man’s pit bull after responding to a...
Read moreSanta Fe sky watchers familiar with the view from the Cross of the Martyrs city park may have noticed a new addition to the skyline: a skinny tower with a nest-like structure of cameras and floodlights on top. On Sunday evening, small lights on...
Read moreThis is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Last month, in the span of just a few days, the Tree of Life synagogue was attacked. Several critics of the President received pipe bombs in the mail. And a man, after unsuccessfully trying to break into...
Read morePHOENIX – Nextdoor is a social media site and app designed to connect neighbors. It’s been credited with keeping communities safe and is growing by leaps and bounds. But with that success comes an unexpected problem for local police...
Read moreOfficers with the Tucson Police Department used Naloxone, an anti-opioid drug, to save four people in one home from overdosing on suspected opioids last week. One person died. All TPD officers carry the easily administered nasal spray, and Chief...
Read moreA South Florida police officer recently displayed his musical prowess while responding to a 911 call of an elderly man who had suffered from a bad fall. The Pembroke Pines Police officer of six years, who requested to be identified as only...
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