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Springfield Township, OH, Police Department | ID 119972072 © Mikhail Primakov | Dreamstime.com | Peoria County, IL, Sheriff's Office
Springfield Township, OH, police discover a raccoon holding a meth pipe during a traffic stop (left), and a Peoria County, IL, sheriff's deputy apprehended a suspect on a stolen motorcycle (right) when the bike ran out of gas.
Catching bad guys is tough work, but offenders' mistakes and misfortune make it easier. We look at our favorite lawbreaker lapses of 2025, including a meth pipe-holding raccoon...
Jan. 2, 2026
An LAPD officer confronts an armed suspect who opened fire at police.
Jan. 2, 2026
An accused car thief flees a stolen vehicle and points a gun at St. Paul, MN, police.
Jan. 2, 2026
(Gardiner Anderson | New York Daily News | TNS
NYPD officers found a fox full of department uniforms near a Brooklyn cemetery.
Jan. 2, 2026
Hillsborough County, FL, Sheriff’s Office | New Mexico State Police | Newton County, GA, Sheriff's Office
Hillsborough County, FL, sheriff's deputies daring rescue of a boy held hostage at knife point (left), a New Mexico State Police trooper's quick thinking to rescue a family in flooding and a display of compassion by a Newton County, GA, deputy and Covington police officer.
Jan. 1, 2026
Tampa, FL, Police Department | Upper Allen Township, PA, Police Department | Cabarrus County, NC, Sheriff's Office
Tampa, FL, police give emotional support to a 7-year-old son rescued from a wrecked SUV in May; an Upper Allen Township, PA, police officer makes the best out of an anonymous complaint about a girl's lemonade stand in July; and a Cabarrus County sheriff's deputy ends a contentious traffic stop in March with a hug and establishs a bond with the driver that lasted months later.
Jan. 1, 2026
Fore! Sandy Springs, GA, police use a golf cart to chase down a suspect on a course.
Dec. 31, 2025
Houston Police Department
Houston police were caught in an intense parking lot shootout with a wanted suspect.
Dec. 30, 2025
Syracuse.com
Syracuse, NY, Police Officer John Canestrare (left) and Cazenovia firefighter and EMT Rick Macheda
Dec. 30, 2025

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