The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

In an effort to support officers' mental health and continue to provide well-rounded community policing, the GBPD is hiring a ...

A polo shirt and jeans aren’t the uniform anyone would typically expect from a police officer or a paramedic. For crisis ...

Cops in three more New Jersey towns will have the backup of mental health professionals when responding to 911 calls for a ...

When the officer cuffed one of his father's hands, the man reached for his father's arms and came between him and the officer ...

NAMI's Crisis Intervention Team programs train officers how to appropriately communicate with people in crisis. Sharon Horton ...

No two days are the same for the new co-response crisis intervention team at the Grand Blanc Township Police Department. One ...

JR Williams’ death spotlights a pursuit loophole in state crash reporting and demonstrates how chases can be unnecessary, not ...

How does early intervention improve outcomes for people ... Mental health professionals are dispatched from the Designated ...

Law enforcement officials ... rehabilitation services or mental health services,” Rose said, “we help connect them to other ...

More than 150 police officers, attorneys, social workers and victim advocates met in Saint Paul to discuss 'red flag' gun ...

From the column: "Cities like Bloomington, Minnesota, and Duluth are examples of how this approach can be — and has already ...