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Stamford Advocate Police News
Search underway for fugitive who escaped Stamford police
10/05/2026
Police said the man evaded arrest last month by hiding in a residential building.
Stamford paid $11.25 million to settle lawsuit over death of Rev. Tommie Jackson, records show
09/30/2026
Stamford paid $11.25 million to settle a lawsuit over the Rev. Tommie Jackson's 2023 death after he was struck by a police cruiser, according to court records.
Stamford man accused of helping steal more than 100 U.S. Treasury checks
09/28/2026
Prosecutors said the investigation that led to the arrest began in 2024.
Jury begins deliberations on whether ex-Stamford cop is guilty in crash that killed pastor
09/24/2026
The now-former officer was responding to a call when he struck and killed the pastor as he crossed the street.
Ex-Stamford cop on trial in death of pastor hit by cruiser defends decision to speed
09/23/2026
Testimony indicated the officer's cruiser was going 46 mph at the time of impact on the road that had a 25 mph speed limit.
Police ID Stamford 18-year-old killed in motorcycle crash on High Ridge Road
09/23/2026
Police said the motorcycle's passenger suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Stamford Advocate Local News
Stamford man caught with a quarter-kilo of meth, fentanyl, police say
10/07/2026
A Stamford police chief said the drug bust resulted in "one of our largest seizures of methamphetamine."
Search underway for fugitive who escaped Stamford police
10/05/2026
Police said the man evaded arrest last month by hiding in a residential building.
Stamford speed cameras to launch in October after delays
10/05/2026
Drivers will get a 45-day warning period.
A Stamford community center was once a neighborhood flashpoint. Now residents are cheering.
10/04/2026
After opposing an earlier plan for apartments, Glenbrook residents are praising Stamford's decision to lease the community center to Domus Kids.
Stamford man caught with stolen gun and 270 grams of PCP, police say
10/02/2026
In addition, to a stolen handgun, Stamford police said they found a "dangerous amount of PCP" in a mason jar.
Man arrested in CT multiple times admits to illegally reentering U.S.
10/01/2026
Last August, Valencia-Ruiz was arrested by Stamford police and charged with risk of injury to a child, carrying a dangerous weapon, second-degree threatening and other offenses.
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BWC: Man pulls gun from vehicle, points it at Mass. officer before fatal OIS
10/08/2026
As Cambridge Police officers instructed a man to exit his vehicle, he reached under his seat, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at an officer
CHP officer visits TV, radio stations to share a public safety message — in the form of rap lyrics
10/08/2026
"Serve the people of this state. That's the ultimate goal. Truly yours, the California Highway Patrol!" Officer Anthony Talavera rapped during a TV news appearance
Federal authorities arrest man accused of plotting terror attack on Mall of America
10/08/2026
Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, on one count of obtaining a firearm to carry out an act of terrorism
Wash. man uses handcuffs to hot-wire cruiser window, escape from backseat
10/07/2026
The suspect moved his cuffed hands to the front and pried the Thurston County cruiser's door panel off; he used the cuffs to short out the window switch, which rolled the window down
'Somebody's gonna die tonight': Man fires round at Idaho officers before fatal OIS
10/07/2026
"I'm going to come up there ... and I'm going to shoot you," the man can be heard telling Bonneville County Sheriff's deputies
SCOTUS declines to hear ex-Okla. officer's appeal, leaving her without qualified immunity in 2016 OIS suit
10/07/2026
Former Tulsa Police officer Betty Shelby was acquitted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, but faces a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by his family
Public Safety Labor News
Texas Trooper Not Entitled To USERRA Accommodation For Delayed-Onset Service Disability
10/09/2026
The Court of Appeals of Texas addressed what it described as an issue of first impression under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA): whether a service member whose military-related disability is discovered after returning to work may invoke USERRA’s reemployment p
Borough’s Furlough Is A No-Go, Per Labor Board
10/09/2026
This is a follow-up to the article “Double Whammy ULP Decisions Against Pennsylvania Police Chief With Anti-Union Bias” in the December 2025 issue of Public Safety Labor News.Edward Titterton had been a police officer with Jenkintown Borough in Pennsylvania for years when the Borough furloughed h
Massachusetts Court Broadly Reads Police Heart Law Presumption
10/09/2026
Allena Downey worked as an Ashland, Massachusetts police officer from 2002 until September 2013. Beginning in 2012, she experienced frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), or abnormal heartbeats, accompanied by heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pain. The PVC
Las Vegas Officer Awarded Benefits For Off-Duty Equipment Inspection Injury
10/09/2026
Derek Burnett worked in Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)’s traffic division and was assigned a department-issued motorcycle that he took home and was required to park in a locked garage. LVMPD required Burnett to carry equipment including a flashlight, firearm, duty belt, body armor
Washington DOC Cleared To Roll Out GPS Tracking Without Union Bargaining
10/09/2026
Teamsters Local 117, which represents Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) officers responsible for transporting incarcerated individuals to medical appointments, court hearings, funerals, and other off-site activities, filed an unfair labor practice charge after DOC implemented “Verizon Rev
Township Free To Pass Over Top Candidate On Promotion List
10/09/2026
In January 2024, Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania, administered promotional examinations for a newly created corporal position and a vacant sergeant position. Ten officers took the corporal exam, and eight officers passed, creating a ranked eligibility list based on combined written, physical,