Patterson formerly served as Central District chief for the Buffalo Police Department, overseeing operations downtown. He succeeds George Gast, who retired earlier this month.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Thirteen new transit police officers will begin patrols on Monday after taking the oath to protect and serve. A swearing-in ceremony was held Monday morning at SEPTA ...

In 2020, a section of New York's Civil Rights Law that shielded police misconduct records from view —section 50-a — was repealed, allowing journalists and the public to access decades of ...

According to the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit think tank, New York enacted less than 3 percent of police reform legislation proposed between 2020 and 2024 (compared to 38 percent in ...

A Detroit News review of DDOT safety found that Transit Police responded to 1,652 runs on DDOT buses or terminals in 2023, including the assaults of 29 passengers and 18 drivers.

William “Bill” Scott, San Francisco police chief, was named the Los Angeles County transit agency’s top cop in a surprise announcement made at LA Metro’s security operations headquarters ...

Updated: May 6, 2025 / 05:14 PM EDT ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — New York State officials gathered in Albany on Tuesday for the annual New York State Police Officers Memorial Remembrance Ceremony.

The shooting happened off Metro property around 3:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest, just south of Dupont Circle, according to the Metro Transit Police Department.

The alleged scheme largely took place in 2021, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation who works at NJ Transit’s Police Department and spoke to NorthJersey.com last summer.

Police use-of-force incidents across New York leaped nearly 30% from 2017 to 2022, according to Mapping Police Violence data.