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Police warn of 'family emergency' scam targeting grandparents—here's the script

Police departments and fraud experts are sounding the alarm about a "family emergency" con that zeroes in on grandparents, using panic and love for a grandchild to pry loose thousands of dollars in ...
CBS News

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Points To New Mental Health Script As One Reason Behind Slow 911 Response Times

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It's a major issue -- reports of 911 calls going unanswered in Philadelphia and slower response times as a result. Eyewitness News heard residents' concerns and went straight to ...
The Baltimore Sun

Michigan mayor retracts optional police department patch with Arabic script

A Michigan mayor is walking back an announcement made by the Dearborn Heights Police Department that unveiled on its Facebook page a new optional police uniform patch featuring Arabic script. The ...
The Washington Post

Spanberger flips the script on policing in race against auxiliary deputy

The ad sounded just like a Republican attack straight out of 2020: “She voted against our police and sheriffs,” a narrator says. But the digital ad — released this week — is in fact from Virginia ...