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WASHINGTON — The FBI seized more than 700 drones in airspace surrounding World Cup venues, Director Kash Patel announced in an X post celebrating several security successes throughout the month-long event. “We established the first ever counter-UAS drone school, training members of law enforcement from across the country for the World Cup — we seized over 700 drones near FIFA airspace,” Patel stated.

By Michael R. Sisak and Jamie Stengle Associated Press NEW YORK — The man accused of setting off fireworks and lighting a fire Monday morning in front of a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices is a former U.S. Army soldier, an FBI official said. Andrew Arrabaca, who was a mechanic on Patriot missile systems, is in custody and has been interviewed, said James Barnacle, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office.

By Libor Jany Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A veteran LAPD narcotics detective is suing the city of L.A., claiming he faced retaliation from supervisors and fellow officers after he refused to stop investigating a young woman’s suspicious death.

By Nyah Marshall | NJ.com nj.com LONG BRANCH, N.J. — A Long Branch police officer was stabbed in the head while trying to stop an attack during a domestic dispute over the weekend, according to the state’s largest police union. Officer Geter Benitez was responding to a domestic dispute when he saw a suspect assaulting a woman and rushed to intervene, the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association said Sunday. During the struggle, he was stabbed in the head.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a man who fired multiple shots at officers, striking one in the ballistic vest. The June 9 incident began when patrol officers stopped to investigate a pedestrian standing in the roadway beside a pickup truck. As the officers exited their cruiser, one spotted a handgun in the driver’s possession.

By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal CLARK COUNTY, Nev. — Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill has modified the Metropolitan Police Department’s vehicle pursuit policy to allow officers to pursue motorists suspected of DUI, driving stolen vehicles or people wanted in extensive police investigations.

By Mary Ella Hastings Fort Worth Star-Telegram SOUTHLAKE, Texas — The Southlake Police Department awarded a corporal for saving a man from a burning vehicle and released video of the rescue. Cpl. Joshua Swisher was presented with the Southlake Police Department’s Meritorious Conduct Award after his actions on June 7 that saved a man’s life, police said in a news release.

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