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Jersey City announced Travis Ragland as incoming police chief and Jocelyn Roldan as acting public safety director on November 10. Read their roles and priorities.
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Fairfax County police report more than 1,000 community camera registrations. This dated recent feature explains registration versus live-feed integration.
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Pennsylvania State Police announced 14 sergeant and 17 corporal promotions November 6, 2026. Read the troop and bureau assignments in this dated recent feature.
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Remembering Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz during the week of November 9–15, 2026. November 14 marks three years since his End of Watch in 2023.
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Missouri Highway Patrol's November 3 notice lists three statewide driver-exam closure dates. Check station hours, testing documents and CDL appointment guidance before a visit.
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Seattle Police Traffic Unit guidance published November 5 covers headlights, tire and battery checks, following distance, wet roads, crosswalks and dark intersections.
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HPD says its 223rd recruit class has 16 women, surpassing its previous class record of 15. Graduation is scheduled for May 2027.
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Arizona DPS reports 20 people rescued during weekend flooding, including 18 along Oak Creek on November 1, 2026.
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The sheriff's office says a forest patrol deputy followed tracks near Breitenbush Lake and found a man who had been lost for four days.
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A dated recent feature on the October 25 Mount Cardigan rescue: conservation officers, fire personnel and wilderness responders carried an injured hiker 1.9 miles.
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Hawaiʻi police credit K9 Trina and a multiagency search with finding a missing man alive in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Oct. 19.
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Read End of Watch Hawaiʻi police credit K9 Trina and a multiagency search with finding a missing man alive in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Oct. 19.
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Polk County Sheriff's K-9 Ace is home after being shot protecting deputies, surviving emergency surgery and losing his left front leg.
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Newly released Vancouver Police bodycam shows K-9 Midas helping officers end a 40-minute standoff after a Grappler stopped a fleeing vehicle.
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