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“He goes, ‘Am I going to die from this?’ I said, ‘Look at me. I know you don’t know me, but I need you to trust me, it’s not your time,” Sgt. Joelle Harrell recalled
After being taken off life support, Bloomfield Officer Timothy Ontiveros’ family made the decision to ‘continue to help others’ through the donation, New Mexico Donor Services stated
Chicago officers heard the man threatening to stab them if they opened the door; when officers entered the unit and deployed TASERs, the man lunged at them with a knife
Justice Samuel Alito issued a concurring statement that acknowledged the constitutional issues at stake but found the officers did not meet the threshold for emergency relief
The Edmond PD officer was conducting a traffic stop when another person attacked him, asking to be shot; the officer was able to subdue the man with help from a bystander
“It disheartens me that the cold-blooded killer of [an officer] can be released without serving the penalty our justice system handed down,” Milford Deputy Chief John Sanchioni said
Milford K9 duo earns National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Officers of the Month honors after lifesaving water rescue
Instead of a desk and ergonomic chairs, there’s a plush recliner, carpets and soft lighting; there’s a refrigerator and a tray of snacks, toys for kids, and a change of clothes
Baldwin Park Officer Samuel Riveros was shot in the head as he ran to assist fellow responding officers; the suspected shooter has been charged with murder
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
From political violence and immigration enforcement to shifting criminal justice policy, 2025 forced local law enforcement to absorb the consequences of national decisions — regardless of ideology
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
PRODUCT NEWS
A letter to U.S. lawmakers said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products”
The drones can detect temperatures, heart rates and respiratory rates from as high as 190 feet in the air
The trooper was responding to riots Monday night when a bullet was fired into his moving car
The new technology allows police to heat vehicles up to 133 degrees Fahrenheit to disinfect vehicle touchpoints
The company will provide free 5G access to all public and nonprofit state and local fire, police and EMS agencies for 10 years
The 12-foot-tall Mine-Resistant Ambush Resistant vehicle has been previously deployed to extricate individuals affected by shoreline flooding
The Axon Aware app allows law enforcement to view livestream footage remotely and receive critical real-time alerts
DNA evidence was sent to a private lab that compared the DNA to publicly available databases shared by consumer companies like 23andMe
Hundreds of KN95 masks distributed to law enforcement agencies statewide were found to be less protective against COVID-19 than the standard N95 masks
For the next six months, up to three airplanes outfitted with wide-angle cameras will sweep over Baltimore in daytime flights designed to capture movements across about 90 percent of the city