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Here’s how the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing can assist you in quickly leveraging science-based methodologies at your department
Jim and Doug are joined by Lieutenant Jason Potts in a discussion about problem-oriented policing and the use of scientific analysis in LE
Jim and Doug are joined by Vallejo Police Lieutenant Jason Potts in a discussion about evidence-based policing
A carjacker picked the wrong vehicle Saturday in Florida
Records show that thieves stole more than 2,100 bikes last year worth more than $1 million
Gunman killed seven people and wounded an eighth person in an overnight house-to-house rampage in a small Missouri town
Proposition 47 downgraded drug possession and minor thefts to misdemeanors
Businesses couldn’t process card transactions, ATMs didn’t function, police databases were unavailable, and weather reports were affected
Police responding an invasion at the home of a credit union official uncovered a robbery plot and then found a man with an apparent bomb strapped to his body
Officer spotted a man matching the description of the suspect near the entrance of a Dunkin Donuts drinking coffee
Lengthy questionnaire is the latest tool among the nation’s court systems to try to predict the likelihood that an offender will commit a crime again
Defense attorneys for a man accused of killing mother of four after a car chase said Monday that the case has been mischaracterized
A young man went online to find ways to kill silently with a knife just before stabbing his first three victims — one of them 94 times
SWAT teams were at a home about a block from where victim Tammy Meyers lived
Man accused of breaking into a restaurant, munching on pizza and guzzling beer before making off with $150 has been sentenced to a year of probation
Residents tied up intruder until officers arrived
Man poured water on a freezing road to try to fool officers into thinking the cause of his drunken car crash was black ice
Officer drew his gun and told the man to surrender, but he attacked the officer, and the officer dropped his weapon
44-year-old Samori Kwame Walden was leaving as police arrived and then drove south on the interstate before shooting himself and crashing his car
Olawale Agoro, of Hackensack, now faces charges of hindering apprehension, false swearing and resisting arrest
Employee refused to hand over money and was holding onto his dog when the animal lunged at the robber
Dallas police officer was shot to death by a female acquaintance at his apartment Saturday
Two others who were shot, both children, are in critical condition
Neighborhood was left reeling after a man shot six people — killing four of them, including his ex-wife and several children
Officer found the valuable prints last week during a protective sweep of the condemned apartment right before city official were to board up the property
Woman had pointed a gun at store security guards and then tried to carjack at least three people at gunpoint before turning her revolver on officers
25-year-old Benjamin Alexander Shaw demanded money from a Circle K store clerk, threatening to return with a gun if he refused
Officer was dispatched to a shoplifting complaint and found out that the suspect had been caught stealing baby formula
The officer declined the sale and called on-duty police officers from his vehicle
Deputies followed the sound of 37-year-old Kevin Lee Barbour’s snoring — described as a “snorting wild boar” — to discover him Sunday night