Missouri

Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was killed and another officer remains in serious, but stable condition

The law had subjected LE agencies with officers who knowingly enforced federal gun laws without equivalent state laws to a fine of $50,000 per violating officer

Voters in 2012 had placed the department under local control for the first time in 150 years

Police Chief Stacey Graves said officers brought K-9 Champ to the hospital and laid him with Officer James Muhlbauer so the two could pass on together

The Willard Police Department offers a template for community outreach and engagement

The officer was hit by gunfire at the PD's downtown headquarters, blocks from a large Super Bowl viewing party

The two officers were each shot in the torso, but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles

If passed, a person would face a class D felony for killing a law enforcement animal, which would lead to up to seven years in prison

Dispatchers will be able to access a smartphone's camera with the user's permission to assist responders' response efforts

"I've only been here a couple weeks ... I'm looking at how we respond to all these crimes. Give myself a chance. Give the department a chance," Chief Robert Tracy said

Lincoln University introduced its first HBCU police academy in 2021, graduating its first set of recruits six months later

“I have video of you drinking and getting into your county car. We are watching you closely," said one message sent to the investigator

As she tried to get her gun holstered, the officer heard one gunshot and was struck in the leg by the gunfire

The mayor said she's confident Robert Tracy can help address violence in the city with consistently one of the highest homicide rates in the country

The state Supreme Court has denied two stays and the governor announced he would not grant clemency to Kevin Johnson