Author: Les LethalAssociated Press DANNEMORA, N.Y. — Two convicted murderers escaped from a maximum-security prison near the Canadian border in upstate New York, authorities said Saturday. Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, are dangerous and should not be approached, New York state police warned. Sweat is serving a sentence of life without parole after […]
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Law clerk resigns over comments on NJ trooper's death
By PoliceOne Staff MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J. — A law clerk for a Superior Court Judge has resigned after making negative Facebook comments about a fallen trooper, Press of Atlantic City reports. The law clerk, Leslie Anderson, got in hot water after posting comments on a New Jersey News 12 Facebook post about the death of […]
Fla. police upgrade vehicles to prevent ambushes
By PoliceOne Staff BAL HARBOUR, Fla. — A police department in South Florida will be the first to implement a new technology in their cruisers that averts surprise attacks, WSVN reports. The system works by sounding an alarm triggered by several sensors around the perimeter of the vehicle. "The officer spends the majority of his […]