The man fired at least one shot, striking an officer in the chest, where he was protected from more severe injuries by his ballistic vest
The incident involved two different vehicle pursuits and a foot pursuit of a man with multiple outstanding warrants who stole a Wauwatosa Police cruiser
Upon entering the home to respond to a man in crisis, the officers were immediately met with the man grabbing a knife from the kitchen and running at them
Patti Jackson has served as the Tacoma PD’s interim police chief since March 2025; she came to the agency from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, where she worked for over 35 years
After Chief Jim McDonnell said the LAPD would not enforce the No Secret Police Act, legislators confirmed that suits can be filed against any agencies or officers who violate the law
This year’s survey examines what officers experience during a patrol shift — from call load and backup availability to reporting time and proactive policing opportunities
EXCLUSIVES
First Responder Wellness Week is dedicated to providing resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job.
SPECIAL REPORTS
UPCOMING & ON-DEMAND EVENTS
Leaders from the San Francisco Police Department and Fairfax County Police Department share how real time information centers, drones and data are transforming daily operations
Understand how grant funding can help you invest in technologies that improve security, compliance and officer productivity
Digitizing inspections and audits to improve readiness and reduce manual work
When your agency is first on scene, you are first on the survival clock
Practical strategies for leaders and recruiters to build staffing stability
How New Orleans aligns police, fire and EMS before, during and after major events — and what your agency can replicate immediately
Connect data, decisions and action across your agency
How critical leads get buried — and how to find them faster
What happens between the alert and the response — and why leadership decisions made early matter
What the data and the field reveal about where agencies lose candidates and how to keep them
From self-doubt to credibility tests, early-career challenges can define what comes next. This discussion explores how women navigate those pressures and build lasting career momentum
How automated reporting and synchronized dispatch and response can bridge staffing gaps and boost officer safety
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Their maker, Visual Detection Systems, uses a novel plant-based formula to detect the deadly drug
As evidence moves between crime scenes, storage and forensic review, electronic management systems help strengthen accountability and protect case integrity at every handoff
This tool turns isolated investigations into cross-agency opportunities
Why effort alone won’t solve today’s staffing crisis
WATCH NOW
Julie Parker speaks with Captain Jake Becchina about managing crisis communications during a shooting incident at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade
OFF DUTY
The pressure of controlling your stress can make you distance yourself from your family — you think you’re protecting them by keeping them from your inner Alpha Dog but that distance can hurt, too
In doing all of these things, we as wives can stand behind our officers and help hold their arms up in battle
I don’t think Barney Fife has memories of dealing with the uncomfortable feeling of gladness that another man is dead instead of him... but I do
Here are some strategies about how you should start preparing for retirement now
With some mental tailoring and gear selection, you can not only survive the transition to a suited operator, you can thrive in it
FirearmsU.com, a new website built by a retired officer, is helping instructors fill their classes and helping students find exactly what they’re looking for in a firearms trainer
It is the innumerable small moments in life that define whether we are a person worthy of trust
Working on your marriage may not be easy at times, but the more you work on it, the more you get used to doing it, the more you enjoy it
In Police1 “First Person” essays, Police1 Members candidly share their own unique personal insights on issues confronting cops today, as well as opinions, observations, and advice on living life behind the thin blue line
Jeff Carlyle, Rick Dunn, and Mark McClure are doing something right in their second careers after retiring from police and military posts — this year their office was the Signal 88 Franchise of the Year
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