<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Ariz. man steals truck to pick up girlfriend from jail

Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefBy PoliceOne Staff TEMPE, Ariz. — Tempe police tweeted a photo that showed chivalry is not dead, CBS 5 reported. Police believe a man stole a truck to pick up his girlfriend from jail, but instead ended up in jail too, Lt. Michael Pooley told the publication. An officer […]

NH officer pays thief's tab for stolen birthday cake ingredients

Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefAssociated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A New Hampshire police officer dispatched to the scene of a shoplifting incident paid the thief's tab after learning a woman stole the items to bake her child's birthday cake. The Portsmouth Herald reports Officer Michael Kotsonis, a 19-year member of the Portsmouth force, […]

W.Va. police accept unwanted prescription drugs thanks to grant

By Lori Kersey Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha Valley residents don’t have to wait until a designated day to dispose of unwanted medications — the pills now are accepted daily at several police stations. Some of the departments have had boxes in place for a while — the Kanawha Sheriff’s Office purchased their own […]