By PoliceOne Staff MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Several Morris Township police officers will begin training to become EMTs in an effort to provide more lifesaving care to residents. “Often times, police are the first to show up to emergency situations,” Morris Township Police Chief John McGuinness told The Daily Record. The EMT program is designed […]
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Report: Fla. officer failed to report incident prior to murder-suicide
Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. — Authorities say a central Florida man who killed his wife, his two young children and then himself last month would have likely been wearing a GPS monitor had an officer properly reported the violation of a protective order nine days before the murder-suicide. Seminole County Sheriff Donald Eslinger said during […]
Man sues Conn. police, city for mistaken arrests
Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut man is suing the city of Bridgeport and its police department after he was arrested three times and was detained in a repeated case of mistaken identity. The Connecticut Post reports Pedro Martinez filed the suit Tuesday in Bridgeport federal court following numerous run-ins with police officers who […]