Joseph “Joe” Alu Jr. served as a Plantation PD officer for more than 20 years, despite being severely burned in a home explosion during a hostage call on July 25, 1995
Body camera footage from the Suffolk County Police Department shows officers walking into the pond, tossing the boy a life ring before one sergeant went out to retrieve him
The Culpeper Senior Center recently partnered with the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office to relaunch Triad, a national initiative increasing awareness of scams and fraud
Seattle Police Officers Guild president Mike Solan alleged officers were directed not to arrest offenders for open drug use; Chief Shon Barnes said the claim was"absolutely not true”
‘His life was endangered': Video shows ICE officer struck by vehicle before fatal OIS in Minneapolis
Vice President JD Vance shared the video, which shows the perspective of an ICE officer being struck by a vehicle before a fatal shooting
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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
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The PTT switch attaches directly to the controller
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Leaders from Knoxville, Louisville and Nashville share how they launched the Tri-City Police Leadership Academy and what it means for the next generation of supervisors
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These tidbits of information were so helpful to me in my journey that I would like to share them with all the rest of my brothers and sisters getting ready to make the jump to retirement
Shipping only one magazine with the pistol is part of how Kahr can shave $221 off the price of their identically-sized PM9, but it should be illegal to sell any defensive pistol with only one magazine
Deputy Frank Pobjecky found himself off duty, alone, outgunned and outnumbered, while people he was sworn to protect were in grave danger
How do I, as skipper of the ship here on Police1, make our coverage of IACP as meaningful as possible for the largest possible number of people?
We have to place a proper perspective on our career versus our family.
Any individual police officer can make a massive contribution in an instant, or over the course of many years combined. Neither is better than the other — or bigger than the other — they’re just different from one another
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