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A married Pennsylvania State Police trooper is facing false imprisonment charges after he allegedly violently detained his ex-girlfriend and committed her to a mental health treatment program under bogus claims. Ronald Davis,... Read more »
Content warning: this story contains graphic details of self harm. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org Former Miami-Dade Police director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez was... Read more »
Judy Deacon didn’t shut herself away after her son, Jesse, was shot and killed by New South Wales police two months ago. Instead, the 79-year-old harnessed her anger. She started lobbying politicians,... Read more »
Ames Police officers are not ashamed to talk about their struggles with mental health. And they say you shouldn’t be ashamed either. Several officers appear on camera in a promotional video for... Read more »
DENVER — As budget season kicks into high gear at Denver City Hall, the mayor and council members will try to figure out how much to spend to keep Denver safe. They’ll... Read more »
Cliff Woitena was sworn in as League City chief of police Sept. 12. League City’s newest chief of police is Cliff Woitena after he was sworn into office last week, and under... Read more »
DENVER — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a... Read more »
British Columbia’s police watchdog has found no wrongdoing and will not recommend charges in the shooting death of Dani Cooper last November, a decision that has left the 27-year-old’s family, friends and community... Read more »
HAMPTON — Responding to more than two dozen suicide attempts already this year, four resulting in deaths, town Police Chief Alex Reno is hoping grant funding he has applied for will help.... Read more »
Larry Dorsey is hard to miss, standing 6 feet, 5 inches tall with a huge Afro. “People always ask me if I play basketball. I do, but I love other things too,... Read more »
With the county’s police director gravely wounded in a hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Wednesday emphasized the mental-health hazards of law enforcement. “This incident is... Read more »
Michelle Muething, executive director, Aspen Hope CenterCourtesy The Aspen Hope Center crisis clinicians start each 24-hour shift with no idea what to expect. “You cannot plan a crisis,” said the center’s crisis... Read more »
There’s a small cement pad on the west side of N Sooner Road in Oklahoma City surrounded by overgrown grass and across the street from an abandoned pipeline operation. That’s where Oklahoma... Read more »
On any given day, a police officer might find themselves responding to the worst day of someone’s life. A traffic accident. A mass shooting. A domestic incident. Depending on the call, the... Read more »
Shirley Antwine’s son had been arrested by Oklahoma City police at least 15 times when she called for their help again in the summer of 2021. Though they previously had shocked him... Read more »
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Dash cam video, new details released in case of Dallas ISD teacher fatally shot in DeSoto DeSoto police had two previous encounters with Nunez this month. Last Sunday, he was... Read more »
MARY. YEAH, MARIA, YOU KNOW, OFFICER TYLER SUTTON IS FOCUSING ON HIS THREE YOUNG CHILDREN TONIGHT, BUT HE ASKED HIS POLICE CHIEF TO HELP HIM SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT POSTPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH. YOU... Read more »
From September, police officers will only attend mental health 999 calls where there is an ‘immediate threat to life’. The move has been described by a former inspector of constabulary as ‘potentially... Read more »
The Metropolitan police will no longer attend emergency calls related to mental health incidents, the force’s commissioner has said. In a letter seen by the Guardian, Sir Mark Rowley says he will... Read more »