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The rescued woman said she, her daughter, and her niece were kayaking for the first time when her kayak capsized after getting caught on a downed tree in the river
The man allegedly made false statements under the guise of two investment companies; he gained $35 million from investors but paid them only $8.8 million
Detective Joseph Pucciano, a heralded gang-buster and member of the NYPD’s famed Italian Squad in the 1920s, died July 13, 1928, of pulmonary tuberculosis
The former Westminster police officer, Nicole Brown, 39, was charged with 15 felonies stemming from the alleged workers’ compensation fraud
Self-paced modules wrap with live July sessions to help agencies curb officer collisions and struck-by deaths
Series on rural policing challenges earns top business journalism honor as Lexipol Media Group tallies seven Neal nominations
NLEOMF also names Chief Tom Manger for lifetime achievement and Craig Floyd for distinguished service at annual board awards
The department grew from 560 to 588 officers in spring 2025, the first increase since its ranks dropped by nearly 40% after George Floyd’s death
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
The drone was used to track then help arrest the man during a daytime standoff
The new COA will increase the Chula Vista Police Department’s range of coverage for drone operations from a three to nearly 40-mile area
A man accused of killing two teens was found with same genealogy techniques used to find the “Golden State Killer”
A Calif. police force outfitted half of its fleet of cruisers with a technology that allows officers to track suspects’ vehicles without tailing them at 100 mph
A software allows crime analysts stationed in each department to compare crimes logged into NYPD’s database
Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn’t overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people
Workshops, networking and peer sharing for users of PowerDMS were the focus of Entrust 2019
The first-ever PowerDMS Entrust Awards celebrated three police departments for modernizing subpoena management, finding high-risk children with autism faster and saving their departments money
In an effort to make this year’s count more accurate, San Diego police scheduled helicopter flights with thermal technology to detect homeless encampments
Tactical shield provides transparent view eliminating blind spots; cost-effective, lightweight plate stops threatening M855/SS1109 green tip rounds