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Cartel activities are not confined to the southern border states – even small towns in the least populated states are impacted
As America’s senior population grows, police must adjust to better serve their needs
The jury heard closing arguments Wednesday in Ronald Hamilton’s 2016 capital murder case
Marcus Washington’s April arrest nearly turned violent after he appears on video to reach for a .45-caliber gun
Nathaniel Sassafras, 29, shot Baltimore officer Phillip Lippe during the incident Sunday
If convicted, the pair could face up to 10 years in state prison
Attorney Robert Rogers said Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall “bowed to pressure from anti-police groups”
During a 2017 briefing recognizing veterans, a sergeant allegedly said, "[Officer Haidar] is an ISIS veteran”
Sean Bostwick, 27, was originally suspended before being fired Monday
Chief U. Renee Hall terminated Amber Guyger during a hearing Monday morning
The 24-year veteran officer also gave the applicant score sheets and offered to pay for a hotel room
Mayor Darrio Melton said the shooting is the latest example of why police need better equipment, including more protective vests
The shooting is another example of “too many guns on the street,” Police Commissioner William Gross said
Officers arriving at the scene found the front door locked, then heard as many as 10 shots fired
Leon Stuart is alleging that his firing was in retaliation for complaints he made about alleged departmental misconduct
“When someone does something like this, we’re never going to make sense of it or understand it fully,” the sheriff said
As part of their sentence, three hackers will assist the FBI’s cybercrime unit
Officials say Juan David Ortiz, 35, shot four sex workers in the head left them on rural Texas roadsides
Civil liberties advocates had warned that the app could be used to delete communications that could be requested during the discovery process in court cases
The gunman, Patrick Dowdell, 61, was shot and killed by a German Township police officer
The gunman had “contact” with police in South Dakota in 2004 that involved a mental health issue
Bodycam footage shows suspect opening his vehicle door and aiming at cops
The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field
Officials say Juan David Ortiz is under watch due to the nature of the crime and as a precaution with inmates facing similar types of charges
The suspect shot at police before they returned fire and killed him
The suspect was prohibited from possessing a firearm for 10 years after a 2016 conviction
Officers can be heard shouting “Don’t move!” multiple times before they fired
Evidence management consultant Gayla Robison, a retired police property room manager, talks about the need for software to manage the chain of custody
DA Isidro Alaniz said the agent sought out women who had addiction and substance abuse problems
A man shot and killed 27-year-old Deputy Mark Stasyuk and wounded Deputy Julie Robertson
SWAT Team member Michael Ridge said the March 2018 operation “moved too fast” for him to get nervous
Juan David Ortiz, 35, was arrested a day after being found hiding in a truck in a hotel parking lot