Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police officer wounded during an ambush while he was sitting in his patrol car in January has received a "Man of the Year" award in New York City. WCAU-TV reports Officer Jesse Hartnett was honored for his heroic actions Wednesday night during the yearly National Police Defense Foundation Awards […]

By Rick Hurd East Bay Times PITTSBURG, Calif. — An Antioch police officer went home Wednesday night after being hospitalized following a gunbattle with a carjacking suspect. Police confirmed that the officer was treated and released after the shooting, which culminated a carjacking, chase and crash. At least three others also were hospitalized, and police […]

By Steven Mayer The Bakersfield Californian BAKERSFIELD — Four Bakersfield Police Department patrol vehicles were damaged Wednesday morning in a bizarre chain-reaction crash when the fourth officer in a line of BPD cars traveling together failed to notice the other three had stopped for a red light. According to a news release from the department, […]