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BREAKING NEWS
The suspect, a former Yakima police officer and SRO, was wanted in the killing of two women and the kidnapping of his 1-year-old son
The system launches in seconds and uses non-lethal force to distract or disable school shooters until law enforcement arrives
The San Antonio PD officer attempted to tase the man twice, but the deployment was ineffective; the officer dropped the TASER while the knife-armed man advanced toward him
Michael McMahon was convicted in 2023 of contributing to a transcontinental pressure campaign; the tactics ranged from Facebook messages to a threatening note on the man’s door
Initiative marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation and launches new training program on ethical leadership, community protection and genocide prevention
“Let’s not use fear to undermine a tool that protects our communities. We need thoughtful policy, not paralysis.”
“We’re so short-handed, we worry about [patrol officers’] abilities mentally and physically,” Muskogee Police Chief Johnnie Teehee said
A wave of new bills throughout the country would establish peer networks, crisis hotlines and insurance coverage for trauma-related conditions like PTSD
LAPD’s recruitment campaign targets adults 21–35 with ads on Instagram, Twitch, Reddit and LA billboards
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Public reaction has been swift, but the incident will be assessed under federal use-of-force standards, vehicle threat analysis and Supreme Court precedent — not political pressure or hindsight
A veteran officer’s perspective on perception, movement and survival when a vehicle accelerates toward police
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
PRODUCT NEWS
Brendan MacDonald spoke about “killing demons” before firing a shot into a neighbor’s yard
According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, Arizona, Missouri and Montana will be the only states without a texting while driving ban
The man wrote on Facebook that the officer was a “jerk” to his wife and “must have needed to make quota”
FOP President Robert Swartzwelder said police should not advertise for any cause and opined that the city is going down a “slippery slope” that could lead to legal action
The boy was not injured
The bill would allow the use of drones to serve a warrant, aide in an investigation or assist in an emergency
Denver’s LaMar’s Donuts hired Drone Dispatch to deliver four boxes of doughnuts using piloted drones flown from parking lots within a block of the delivery targets
The St. Louis Police Department is selling a stash of guns that bring to mind Prohibition-era gangsters for cash to put new a handgun in every officer’s holster
Mitchell Dale Mullins crashed into multiple buildings and continued to flee with parts hanging off his car
With a prescription from a veterinarian for specific K-9s, human naloxone can be used on them