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BREAKING NEWS
Mundelein PD officers responded to reports of a woman in mental health crisis; as they attempted to remove the woman’s mother from the home, the woman approached with a knife
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”
A review of the viral video raises troubling questions about firearm safety, supervision and whether dangerous behavior had been tolerated long before a trigger was pulled
A Louisville grand jury indicted Nathan A. Stotts on charges of second-degree manslaughter and reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of Martin Nitzken Jr.
Sgt. Connor Hardy has gone viral after mingling with a crowd of American and Scottish soccer fans, juggling a ball and doing a celebratory dance
After a Pennsylvania officer left his PD to appear on the reality TV show “Love Island,” Police1 readers weighed in on whether officers who leave shortly after being hired should reimburse agencies for taxpayer-funded training
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
A Riverside case involving disabled veteran plates touches on police discipline, military service, due process and public perception
PRODUCT NEWS
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
New initiative provides dedicated resources and expert coaching to help police departments secure funding for advanced investigative tools
This session will examine how FirstNet, the dedicated public safety communications network, was leveraged to support planning, operations and response during a global-scale sporting event