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Too cute: Police officer rescues tiny kitten from interstate wall (includes video)
Ohio Police Untangle Trapped Buck from Soccer Net
Officers John Fink and Jeremy Puhac of the Brunswick (OH) Police Department were called to assist animal control officers who were unable to free a deer entangled in a soccer net. The officers arrived at the scene to find that the deer had dragged the net off the playing field, and behind some houses, in an attempt to free itself. The officers quickly worked with residents form the nearby area to detangle the net - using tree-trimming equipment to cut the netting loose from the animal's antlers. The buck was soon free — until it got caught on the other...
New York Man Attacks Sheriff, Good Samaritan Intervenes
Wyoming County (NY) Sheriff Gregory Rudolph was driving to work when a man began to tailgate him, flashing his lights. Sheriff Rudolph pulled over to see if the other driver needed assistance. That's when Rudolph came under attack. The driver—identified as 48-year-old Lynn Hall—exited his vehicle, approached Rudolph, and reportedly attempted to get the sheriff's gun. A Buffalo News newspaper delivery driver, John “Jack” Harzynski, subsequently intervened, helping Rudolph to take Hall into custody. Hall is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted first-degree assault, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which are felonies, as he allegedly tried to stab...
Florida Teen Delivers Hand-Made Stuffed Toy Bears to Families of Fallen LEOs
Megan O'Grady came up with the idea for "Blue Line Bears" after the 2016 ambush in Dallas in which five officers were shot and killed. So far, she has delivered 450 bears to law enforcement families in 31 states. A young woman wanted to do something for the friends and family of Officer Heath Gumm, the Adams County (CO) Deputy who was killed in the line of duty just under a year ago. So she made 15 stuffed bears adorned with the agency's patch, and Gumm's name. 16-year-old Megan O'Grady came up with the idea for "Blue Line Bears" after...
Arkansas Officer Heroically Saves One-Year-Old Girl from Armed Man
Officers with the Little Rock (AR) Police Department effected a high-risk felony stop of a man reported to be armed, holding his 1-year-old daughter hostage in a small SUV. "Don't do this with your baby," one officer said in the video. Police said 43-year-old Farris Deloney had shot at the baby's mother during an argument over custody at a nearby Walmart. "He was picking up the kids and an argument ensued and that's when shots were fired," said Lieutenant Michael Ford. Officers chased Deloney for miles before he stopped the white SUV. He was still holding the gun when they...