West Virginia National Guard members were shot near a metro station in what D.C.’s mayor called a targeted shooting; other troops subdued the gunman
The suspect was spotted by an off-duty Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy, who attempted to persuade the suspect to surrender after he jumped into a canal and climbed a tree
“I’m going to move on with the rest of my life ... always trying to recover from this,” Woodbury Officer Allan Olson said. “Your two-minute decision ... can change yourself and the rest of us and our families”
In 2024, one more officer joined the Seattle PD than left it, marking a net gain of officers for the first time since 2019; the recruitment boost follows pay increases and bonuses
The Mason County Sheriff’s deputy cleared a traffic stop he was in the process of completing and reached speeds of up to 100 mph to stop the suspected DUI driver
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Considering the proliferation of law enforcement take-home vehicle programs, it’s no surprise there has been a correlating increase in burglaries to those vehicles
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