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Scott Crouch, co-founder of Mark43, discusses the impact of the cloud and related technologies on law enforcement
Data collection and analysis techniques currently employed in the intelligence field are paving a new way for agencies to combat human trafficking
Here are five things police departments need to do ahead of time in order to take advantage of the volumes of potential evidence captured by the public
Officer was questioning the suspect when he pulled out a knife and stabbed him repeatedly. A second campus officer came to help and was also stabbed
Patient who attacked four nurses with a metal bar had been suffering from recent episodes of confusion and delusion
Police in Northern California are investigating who gave a plastic bag of methamphetamine to a young girl on Halloween
Troopers say when his breathalyzer tests results were printing, Desormes grabbed the paperwork and tried to eat it
Officers were justified in fatally shooting a young man who was wielding a sword as part of a Japanese anime costume
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar defended his department’s involvement Monday, telling reporters that “at no time did we request that only media be kept out of the airspace”
SWAT officers found a man dead from a self-inflicted wound after a standoff Saturday that began with multiple explosions
Man was released Sunday after turning himself in to police the day before in connection with the beating and robbing of an off-duty Chicago police sergeant
Man is in critical condition after jumping into an unmarked patrol car and grabbing an officer’s gun
Driver who police say struck and killed three teenage trick-or-treaters on Halloween before fleeing with his own children had recently pleaded guilty to a separate hit-and run
Before the violent clash that ended one of their lives and permanently altered the other’s, the two deputies shared some things in common
Scott Malkowski, a task force commander with the U.S. Marshals Service, spied a figure moving from the woods toward an abandoned airplane hangar in the Pocono Mountains
The woman told police she was blow drying her hair when the costumed person stabbed her several times and fled
The girls were in a crosswalk near. an elementary school in Santa Ana when the SUV with two men inside hit them about 6:45 p.m
As police raced to a high school last week in response to reports of a possible shooter, they faced the daunting task of trying to secure a maze of buildings
Officer suffered a minor injury while struggling with the man in an unprovoked attack early Friday
Officers had just bought the candy and planned to give it away to trick-or-treaters at the police station
Authorities have arrested the motorcycle rider suspected of filming and waving off an officer who was trying to stop him and other riders doing stunts
Onlookers shouted “Are you sorry?” and “Why did you do it?” at the suspect as troopers led him from his first court appearance Friday
Tweet from early October that stirred up activists result of hacked account, officials confirmed
Officers can retrieve all the necessary information about a stolen phone and the person who recycled it without a subpoena
Officer has also received death threats and the city is concerned for his safety and the safety of his family
Bo followed his fleeing master, who was being pursued by officers
Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a man who spent more than a week in jail for posting violent song lyrics to his Facebook page
Man suspected of opening fire this week on two victims turned himself in hours after his brother was taken into custody and charged in the same crime
The statement at a forum in Washington came as the Justice Department continues a broad investigation into the practices of the police department
There won’t be any trick-or-treating in the northeastern Pa. area where authorities continue searching for suspect accused of killing a state trooper
Man once identified as the suspected gunman in a courthouse shooting had a credible alibi that led to his release
The Backscatter Z is about 9 pounds and requires little training to use