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BREAKING NEWS
The released footage shows Salt Lake City officers laughing as they instructed the rookie cop to assist with moving the deceased man’s body
Two people came into LAPD’s Pacoima station and said they had been cleaning out the home of a family member who recently died when they found the explosives
The man had set fires at his own house as well as his neighbors’ home; when St. Louis County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene they found him carrying a homemade weapon
Cobb County Police Department officers arrested the suspect after he crashed the truck into a fence
ICE officials have defended the practice of officers wearing masks, saying immigration agents have faced harassment as they have gone about their enforcement
Aaron O’Neal Shipman Jr., 25, “succumbed to a sudden illness” hours into his first day serving at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office
The proposal is intended to allow patrol officers to be deployed more effectively in the field, according to Albany officials
“There was incredible, swift action that took place,” Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said, adding that it stopped the suspect from going into the casino to continue the rampage
Helicopter video shows the suspect fleeing at high speeds in a yellow corvette before being cornered by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies and exiting the car with the gun
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
Miller Mendel, Inc. is the only known SOC-2-certified company specifically designed for managing public safety pre-employment background investigations
The Portland Police Department was one of the last major U.S. police agencies without the technology, which will be implemented next summer
Of particular value to law enforcement are the RPLATE’s automated registration and GPS tracking features
The growth of the global public safety drone market is driven by rise in awareness of the capabilities and benefits of public safety drones, increase in need for streamlined operations, and government investments in R&D
Organizers have chosen New Year’s Eve as reminder that police officers all over the country are working and not with their families
Instead of arresting offenders, officers share the drone video with the teens’ parents and schools
The money will be put toward advanced camera technology, license plate readers, a speed enforcement van and more technologies
Nearly 3,000 law enforcement agencies have switched to the CVSA
Field demonstration shows initial capabilities of end-to-end, dynamic network resource provisioning on a 5G network to enhance situational awareness for public safety personnel
Leading public safety solution provider SoundThinking commemorates Giving Tuesday with a $10,000 donation to the Officer Down Memorial Page, an organization that honors the memory of law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty