Past 24 Hours of APPD Activities

Sunday, February 10, 2019 / Chief of Police / Police Activity

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The attached activity blotter is a list of our police related activities for the last 24 hours.

Top 20 best and worst excuses for speeding

Author: P1 Community Q&ACops hear some of the best explanations for why the driver they've pulled over was doing 95 mph in a 60 mph zone. Some make the "best" li... Read more

The incredible shrinking squad car

Author: Policing Matters Podcast Download this week's episode on iTunes, SoundCloud or via RSS feed At a time when it seems that officers are getting bigger and bigger in phys... Read more

Photo of the Week: Range training in Quincy

Author: PoliceOne Members This week's photo comes from Officer Dianna Maneksha with the Boston University Police Department in Massachusetts. Maneksha writes: "At the fir... Read more

How one community reduced crime using graffiti analysis

Author: PoliceOne MembersSponsored by Graffiti Tracker By Laura Neitzel, PoliceOne BrandFocus Staff During the heyday of L.A.’s gang wars in the late ’90s, crime spille... Read more

The massive growth of video evidence: What police administrators need to know

Author: PoliceOne MembersBy Steve Paxton As a digital forensic detective in the United States for the past 10 years, I have had a front-row seat to the important role digital evide... Read more

Killer deemed too old to be dangerous murders again after release

Author: PoliceOne MembersAssociated Press AUBURN, Maine — A man who served decades in prison for stabbing his wife 14 times in front of her daughter was convicted Wednesday i... Read more

Calif. police release video of fatal OIS

Author: PoliceOne MembersBy George Kelly East Bay Times SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Police released a ‘community briefing’ video that included some recordings as well a... Read more

La. deputy killed, another injured in mobile home fire

Author: PoliceOne MembersThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. ERATH, La. — An Iberia Parish sheriff’s deputy is dead and another injured after a fire at their mobile home in... Read more

Panic as Chicago police respond to reports of active shooter that turned out to be false alarm

Author: PoliceOne MembersBy Peter Nickeas, Rosemary Sobol, Eliza Fawcett, Alice Yin and Alejandro Serrano Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Stephanie Johnson was at her desk in the L... Read more

Suspect dead after using child as shield, shooting at cops in Texas

Author: PoliceOne MembersBy Nelson Oliveira New York Daily News FORT WORTH, Texas — Police in Texas avoided a potential tragedy Thursday after killing a man who held a child... Read more