Lee County #sheriff's #deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop a truck fleeing a traffic stop, and the suspect's first request after climbing out of the overturned vehicle was a cigarette. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413922

A hunter injured in a tree stand fall was rescued by Maryland State #Police aviation crews after spending time hanging upside down on Jackson Mountain in Allegany County. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55414117

The latest podcast episode looks at a shooting that erupted when an armed suspect approached a South Carolina #deputy during an unrelated traffic stop, taunting the #deputy before opening fire. #TheLineup #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55414126

The Massachusetts State #Police will launch its next recruit class under 22 academy reforms focused on training, leadership and safety after a recruit's death prompted an independent review. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55414091

After allegedly striking a San Jose #police #officer with a stolen SUV, three boys abandoned the vehicle and then tried to carjack a ride-hail driver before officers tracked them down. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55414070

Miami-Dade #Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz ordered 1,000 cowboy hats for #deputies, adding an optional uniform item that the agency says reflects a longstanding #sheriff's office tradition. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413927

Huntsville #police say the scope of human trafficking and child exploitation investigations became clearer after the launch of the STRIKE Unit, which handled roughly 180 cases involving children in its first year. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55413813

The 2026 #OfficerMagazine Valor Awards honor law enforcement #officers who demonstrated exceptional courage, quick thinking and dedication to protecting their communities during some of their most challenging moments. #police #ValorAwards officer.com/55402986

A 42-year-old man told Scranton #police he sold narcotics after #officers allegedly uncovered 33 grams of crack cocaine hidden in his underwear during a traffic stop. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55413826

A driver struck a Hillsborough County #sheriff's corporal's parked cruiser while she was helping at an earlier Interstate 75 crash, spinning the unmarked patrol vehicle into a concrete barrier. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413453

Oakland #police temporarily shifted 911 operations to the Alameda County #Sheriff's Office after a communications outage knocked out phone, internet and dispatch systems at the department's communications center. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413866

The Point Blank FAS G4-PC impressed with its comfort, ventilation and balanced feel during range training, tactical exercises and daily patrol use. #OfficerMagazine #OfficerLabs #police officer.com/55404711

A barricaded man accused of violating a protective order opened fire on Glendale #SWAT #officers, sparking an exchange of gunfire and an hourslong standoff that ended when a drone located the fatally injured suspect. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413804

An Aiken County #sheriff's #deputy was hospitalized after a fleeing vehicle passenger opened fire during a foot pursuit that began with a late-night traffic stop. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413719

The latest #OfficerMagazine survey offers a forward-looking look at law enforcement spending plans, with 91% of responding agencies projecting stable or growing budgets in 2027. #police officer.com/55405189

Fort Worth #Police #Officer Brian Gentry, a 22-year department veteran assigned to a U.S. marshals fugitive task force, died hours after suffering an on-duty medical emergency and being hospitalized in intensive care. #RIP #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55413660

St. Louis #police officials want to partner with a Dick Wolf-backed production company on a reality TV series that would highlight efforts to reduce violent crime, but the mayor says the project carries risks. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55413573

Northern York County Regional #Police Chief David Lash is pushing back against allegations that he ignored department policy before detectives served a warrant on an armed suspect who later ambushed and killed three detectives. #OfficerMagazine officer.com/55413478

A 21-year-old NYPD recruit was killed after his motorcycle struck a guardrail while taking a ramp from the Jackie Robinson Parkway to the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413559

A Greene County #sheriff's #deputy fatally shot an armed man holding a woman hostage inside a vehicle after a crash near Greenville, ending the standoff without injuries to the woman or responding #deputies. #OfficerMagazine #police officer.com/55413180