National Guard, Trump and Portland
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One incident saw a person erratically park a car in the driveway and run off, leading to suspicions there was a bomb inside in the vehicle. A Portland police bomb squad later deemed it safe. That was something attorneys for the city and states pointed to as evidence the Portland Police Bureau responded quickly to emergencies at the building.
Austen Jahnke, a Sergeant First Class with the Army National Guard and a Green Bay police officer, was seriously injured in a fall during a hunting trip. His GoFundMe page states he was injured on October 30 when he fell from his saddle.
Police staffing decreased 5% from 2020-2024 as major cities face officer shortages but several locations have figured ways to turn the corner and bring in new police.