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These methods offer a more effective approach for police officers when interacting with victims of trauma
The measures law enforcement must take to apprehend the perpetrators of online sexual blackmail
Multiple shots were reported fired near the food court in the mall
Google reports that geofence warrant requests jumped 1,500% from 2017 to 2018, and another 500% last year
The biggest crime bust in British history saw officers make 746 arrests and recover £54M and more than 2 tons of drugs
The Pennsylvania man appeared to be intoxicated, according to the criminal complaint
A Monday night shooting injured a 60-year-old man as he tried to drive past a protest
The woman went face to face with the officer and started yelling, “You acting like you white when you really Black ... what you want to do?”
The documentation associated with investigating use-of-force incidents can consume a substantial number of hours. By using purpose-built software to compile these reports, law enforcement agencies can significantly reduce the time devoted to creating this documentation, while improving the accuracy of its content and the review of this information by investigators.
Tips on safely maintaining services for sexual assault survivors in today’s socially distanced world
The FBI said the recent attention around McClain’s death caused them to disclose their ongoing investigation
A man said his civil rights were violated after he was mistakenly arrested and his wrist broken during the incident
For years, police sought clues in the death of Kelly Prosser, abducted while walking home from elementary school
A grand jury accused the officers of using excessive force in arresting two men after a pursuit in January
As part of a deal to avoid the death penalty, he pleaded guilty Monday to 13 murders and admitted dozens of rapes and crimes too old to be prosecuted
Stark County Sheriff George Maier said the move robs police of a crime-fighting tool long used to find stolen cars, wanted suspects and vehicles used in crimes
The governor signed an order directing an investigation into three officers previously cleared in McClain’s death
Police Chief Danny Williams said he would recommend the officers not be rehired by notifying state officials about their actions
Focus on specific use cases and proven technologies to help address community concerns about AI tools like facial recognition
Legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists
The expected charging of Jordy Martel came more than a week after he was fired from his job as a patrol officer
A department audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying a civil war was necessary to wipe Black people off the map and that he was ready
Authorities denounced the unrest as vigilantism and said some people were reacting to information that had not been proven in the case
As drug diversion escalates within healthcare, how can police improve response and communication with hospitals?
The message in this case is to always check for mobile phone and YouTube video recordings of stupid suspects self-incriminating
In all, 102 people were shot across Chicago from Friday evening to Monday morning
Chief Hank Stawinski resigned after the filing of a 94-page report outlining accusations of bias against black and Hispanic employees
“For decades, we didn’t have the benefit of social media or body camera footage. It is incumbent upon us to not accept the narrative in a written police report in these cases”
A Massachusetts man allegedly sent two emails peppered with racial epithets and asking where Commissioner Danielle Outlaw lived
Garrett Rolfe has been charged with felony murder and 10 other charges
At least eight protesters surrounded the occupied car and flipped it on its roof and set it on fire
The U.S. Air Force sergeant who allegedly murdered a deputy earlier this month has been charged with a second ambush of a federal officer