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BREAKING NEWS
Body cameras will be deployed immediately in Minneapolis and expanded nationwide as funding allows, Secretary Kristi Noem said
Forty-four officers at least doubled their salaries through overtime, inluding one officer who earned $176,000 in overtime alone
Dash camera video shows the suspect vehicle crashing into a tree, causing the Cincinnati PD cruiser perched on the trailer to fall off and roll over
Republican Senator Tim Sheehy attempted to aid officers in removing the man, who started shouting during a Senate Armed Services hearing
Austin officers arrived within 56 seconds of the first 911 call, shooting and killing the suspect after he fired at police, Chief Lisa Davis said
Kristi Noem will take on a new role tied to the “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that President Trump said would focus on the Western Hemisphere
The suspect fled and later rammed patrol vehicles during a confrontation with Akron police and Summit County sheriff’s deputies before he was shot
As officers were working to apprehend a suspect in a vehicle’s passenger seat, the driver tried to flee, striking one officer with the vehicle and carrying another inside the car
Troopers will now be equipped with TASER 10, which deploys individual barbs that can be targeted individually to different parts of the subject’s body
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Always be prepared for questions about your agency’s traffic stop responses, policy and patrol officer training
Enhancing community safety through proactive communication planning
Mass shootings remind us of our shared vulnerability and that we will always be there for our communities
Think and consult before you prohibit or arrest
One of the trickiest parts of police public relations is understanding the gap between police culture and the world of the average citizen
Rising incidents of recruit injuries and deaths highlight need for training reforms
PRODUCT NEWS
Clearview AI ranks No. 710 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies
This marks Clearview AI’s second appearance on the list, rising sharply from No. 1,820 in 2024 to its current position
The platform streamlines investigation tasks
NYC Corrections has bought multiple units of the DrugDetect-F1 to ensure officer safety in a dynamic environment
The Wrap-Merlin 1 prototype launches Kevlar tethers to physically entangle hostile drones midair, offering a reusable alternative to traditional jamming or interceptor tools
Traka’s range of intelligent lockers and electronic key cabinets has expanded to include solutions for weapon and evidence storage and public safety fleet vehicles
50 sensors, which operate on Verizon’s 5G network, are distributed across flood-prone areas
Partnership ensures police departments have access to the latest information on available grants and funding opportunities
This is the largest single order to date for Operator XR’s OP-2 system
The facility, funded by a $4.4 million state grant, uses drones, surveillance cameras and advanced communications to provide officers with real-time situational awareness
First Due powers operations for over 3,000 agencies across all local, state/provincial, and federal segments in the United States and Canada