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BREAKING NEWS
Shiloh Corbet, a San Diego County dispatcher, spotted the child while driving home; she called deputies, who brought the 11-year-old to safety
The Pittsylvania County deputies were injured by shrapnel while executing warrants for brandishing a firearm and trespassing
The grant will provide funding for police and sheriff’s departments to offer 24/7 virtual crisis care calls
Port St. Lucie officers acted on intelligence from social media to prevent a large-scale, unlawful meetup of e-bikes
Bodycam video shows suspect opening fire as Reno PD arrives, striking the windshield, tire and bumper of a cruiser before a fatal OIS
The law mandates full disclosure of applicants’ disciplinary history and prior employment before agencies make final job offers
The retired narcotics K-9 attacked the 3-year-old at the Burlington Police chief’s home; it was later euthanized
About 800 members were deployed to support public safety efforts after President Trump invoked Section 740 of the Home Rule Act
Records detail moments of chaos, miscommunication and hesitation during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The Tijuana attack reveals a growing transnational threat — and the urgent need to modernize how state and local agencies acquire counter-UAS tools
Second Amendment auditors intentionally test police reactions. Here’s how officers can stay professional, protect rights and prevent encounters from escalating
Marketed as immigration reform, SB 627 does nothing to regulate ICE and instead punishes California’s local officers by removing long-standing legal protections
Reports that Chicago officers were told not to help ICE agents during a violent encounter have reignited debate over political influence in policing
When Congress fails to fund the government, the fallout hits far beyond Washington — disrupting federal law enforcement operations and leaving local agencies without vital support
A Wall Street Journal report points to rising police killings in rural America — but the data, context and lived experience tell a far more complicated story
PRODUCT NEWS
“With the introduction of our Rugged Docking Stations for Zebra ET8X 12” Tablets, we are thrilled to further empower our customers in the energy and utilities, public safety, and warehousing sectors,” said Brett Young, Havis Director of Sales
The virtual event is designed to identify strategies for combatting dangerous and wasteful practice of placing fake 911 calls to elicit an emergency response
Flock Safety’s suite of hardware and software solutions help solve over 10 percent of reported crimes nationwide, with the goal of solving 20 percent of crimes by 2025
“[The program] launches more efficient investigations, builds stronger cases and leads to more effective prosecutions,” NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said
With a commitment to leveraging modern technology, the Fox Valley Park District Police Department recognizes the value of Mark43’s RMS in saving time, harnessing analytics to improve operations and delivering real-time information to support public safety
“Reducing potential hearing loss of officers and the public during shooting events was a major factor in our testing,” said Chief Ken Roske of the Pasco Police Department
N.C. PD to utilize federal funds to automate surveillance footage analysis at real time crime center
The Raleigh Police Department currently employs analysts to monitor footage manually; it aims to select a public safety intelligent management system in the next 6 months
Florida Department of Corrections modernizes key deposit and disbursement services for 128 facilities across the state
The University Police Department wanted a seamless KVM solution integrating multiple systems over IP
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Clearview AI helped identify a suspected child pornographer from a background photo at a trade show