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Goodyear Police Department sketch artist Officer Mike Bonasera completes the sketches by hand before using an AI tool to turn the sketches into photorealistic images
The Cleveland PD stated that the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a planned warrant service; Sheriff Shawn Price stated he did not know about it until 15 minutes beforehand
After being spotted by Portland Police while doing doughnuts, the suspect fled for 18 minutes before crashing into an uninvolved vehicle and attempting to flee on foot
Senior Rutland City Police officers violated multiple pursuit policies, contributing to trainee Officer Jessica Ebbighausen’s death, an internal affairs investigation states
Attorneys for ex-Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson argue the judge wrongly allowed bodycam footage of his comments after the shooting to be shown in court
The Pickens Police Department is now planning surveillance activity at the local Walmart after five of six gingerbread suspects “escaped” apprehension
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Keep these concepts in mind to help build and sustain the staffing levels you need
Designed for smaller departments, this platform focuses on essential features without the IT burden
A Georgia agency’s evidence room went from handwritten logs to a mobile, audit-ready system in less than a year — showing how the right tools and support can transform even the most outdated operations
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Facing off with a criminal while off duty seldom goes as planned and can be deadly
Recognizing and listening to your internal dialogue can help your situational awareness when responding to specific calls or stops
Seeing the good in a relationship is extremely important to maintaining positive feelings toward one another, but awareness of problem areas is just as important
Officer Dave Boucher thought he was prepared for an active shooter call — until it happened at the school where his son attends seventh grade
Like a lot of technical terms in the firearms world, the ‘length of pull’ measurement is used often, but may not always be properly understood
Some people continue to believe that shooting a dangerous subject in the hand or the leg is not only feasible, but preferable to shooting center mass
For many of us who have a lifetime of shooting under their belt, some form of hearing loss is a given
The human life needs physical, emotional, mental and spiritual balance
The topic of off-duty carry is too big an issue to ignore, especially when it is so starkly presented in the news headlines of the day
For police officers, Thanksgiving can be a pretty busy time
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