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BREAKING NEWS
“We’re right here, buddy...You’re safe now,” Fond du Lac deputies can be heard saying on body camera video
Researchers say untreated addiction in the home heightens risks for kids and calls for earlier intervention
A skydiving instructor had to be rescued after getting stuck in a tree while saving a student whose parachute failed during a jump near Palatka
Police Officer Jared Desalvo opened his home to the small dog, now named Hudson, after rescuing her from frigid river water
The “massive criminal ecosystem,” which stole, brokered and sold the vehicles, is “one of the biggest auto theft rings ... seen in the last decade,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said
The dog, named Zissou, was in distress and likely would have drowned if the officers had not gotten there when they did, the Robbinsville Police Department said
NYPD
NYPD recruit Robert Castioni estimates nine of his relatives served in LE; the sacrifices of his cousin and father, who both died in the line of duty, inspired him to serve
Teak reported to shootings and bar closings, community events and protests; his riders say he was born to be a police horse, often the first to lead the mounted patrol into a crowd
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the escapees broke through a cell wall and used a blind spot to flee undetected, likely with help from inside the Orleans Justice Center
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
Lenco Armored Vehicles has spent $5 million to expand production of its BearCat vehicles
Rekognition, the company said, “has many useful applications,” such as finding lost children or abducted people
Counter surveillance of law enforcement is becoming the fastest-growing way organized criminals are using drones
The testing could lead to a broad rollout by the nation’s largest LE agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale
“Individuals have used Cambria County radio frequency to transmit false information while posing as police officers”
The ban was passed last month in the wake of the shooting death of a respected police commander
Marion County 911 and the Hannibal public school district are teaming up to access any of the security cameras in operation throughout the school district
The new policy requires officers to verbalize their reason for turning off the microphone
Minneapolis police Cmdr. Scott Gerlicher emphasized the boon to public safety this technology has already created
FirstNet Association was created to “bridge the gap” between responders and network engineers who are working to increase efficiency