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BREAKING NEWS
Officials called for community members to support the family of the veteran Hatboro police officer
More than 1,400 of the agency’s 10,000 jobs sat empty, and more than 900 were held by people out on leave; last year, deputies worked more than 4.3 million hours of overtime
The man pinned an Ohio trooper to the ground before fleeing into Pennsylvania, where he resisted arrest and continued to assault officers after crashing the stolen cruiser
The stands are accessible 24/7 and are designed to reduce stigma around obtaining and using Narcan
The city alleges that the new law violates a provision of the Missouri Constitution that prohibits unfunded mandates from the state
“There are a million things I should have done better that night,” Andrew Buen, who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the case, said before sentencing
Students signed numbers through 10 and cycled through dozens of words police could use while they’re on duty, including license, car, stop, wait, lost, water, food and family
Mikal Mahdi admitted to shooting Orangeburg Officer James Myers eight times before burning his body in a shed in 2004
The man eventually surrendered to San Leandro Police Department officers after throwing his handgun at a cruiser
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
The 30-year-old man was found to be in possession of three handguns, a shotgun, a knife, ammunition, and a variety of other handheld weapons along with wearing body armor
The robot will patrol the city’s malls and tourist attractions
Leonard will serve as the state’s first pit bull K-9
The officer did not use the device during the confrontation that started over a parking ticket
Police Chief Russell Kleber said Gronk will be the department’s first K-9 officer in seven or eight years
The 25-year-old man claimed to have PTSD due to fighting in Uzbekistan
The TASER had no effect on James E. Jones and it took five officers to take him into custody
Members of the force are frustrated that a new city policy requiring release of video in extreme confrontations unfairly portrays their department
The sheriff told the House Judiciary Committee that it was critical for the federal government to reconsider the curtailment of a program that provided the equipment
Two officers were injured in the altercation