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BREAKING NEWS
Officer Ella French was killed and Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. was injured in a shooting during a traffic stop for a license plate violation
Baltimore County Police Officer Paul Catalfamo left Shock Trauma surrounded by family and fellow officers as he continues rehabilitation
The duo was able to then corner the alligator, and the officer used a K-9 catch pole to wrap its mouth before it started to “death roll” several times
After helping craft Ohio’s capital punishment law 45 years ago, Gov. Mike DeWine said the death penalty no longer works as intended
Sgt. Quornelius Radford pleaded guilty to shooting four people before being disarmed and restrained by other soldiers
The expanded program adds specialized investigators across Texas to help local agencies pursue unsolved murders and sexual assaults
The suspect struck vehicles but did not strike any of the Minneapolis-area law enforcement officers as he fired multiple shots from a third-floor window
Representatives for Penn and Warner Bros. have not yet commented on the movie’s protagonist but said he’s based on a real person
Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen alleged that the suspects were members of activist groups that had ties to antifa and “violently opposed the enforcement of federal law”
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Dashcam video of an officer shooting a colleague underscores why firearms safety rules must apply in every setting, every scenario and every agency
As hostile drone threats become more sophisticated, law enforcement agencies face growing gaps in training, detection capabilities and operational preparedness
Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
As demonstrations increasingly unfold outside synagogues, mosques and churches, the distinction between protest and intimidation is becoming harder to ignore
A bill targeting easily converted pistols could affect future sales of older Glock models, raising concerns among active and retired law enforcement officers
PRODUCT NEWS
Partnership brings CRG’s responder-ready building intelligence into LeoCommand for faster, more coordinated response
New feature builds on the AI capabilities that recently helped Anne Arundel County connect a theft ring spanning four jurisdictions and two states
When networks are congested, LiveU bonded technology keeps broadcasts on air and security teams informed, even at the world’s largest sporting event
Top 10% of Texas offenders responsible for vast majority of thefts in the Lone Star State
Integration brings real-time drone telemetry into LeoCommand, enabling faster coordination and more informed decision-making for public safety agencies
TrueAllele’s admissibility history provides a foundation for the reliability of PG results with “limited, complex, or unresolved” DNA evidence
Effective decision-making increasingly depends on the ability to see events as they unfold and distribute that information instantly to those responsible for managing the response