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BREAKING NEWS
The group, calling itself “Rachel Corrie’s Ghost Brigade,” stated that it cut through a fence to gain access to the cruisers and set ten fires which spread to 15 vehicles
Wadesboro Police Department K-9 Blitz was killed while successfully taking down a suspect
The move comes after the ATF issued a warning to PDs about the risks associated with reselling their firearms
From space-saving home finds to thoughtful everyday essentials, here’s what caught our team’s attention in March
NYPD
The number of shootings citywide between January and March has not been this low since the CompStat era began in the 1990s, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
The deaths of current and former Harris County Sheriff’s deputies highlight the mental health risks facing officers after they retire or leave the profession
Christopher Police Department body camera video shows fire erupting from a second-story window just before the roof gives way, briefly trapping a firefighter
“I worked here last year as a police officer and was in the pits every week,” Winston-Salem Police Officer Lonnie Oakley said. “So, I just decided to give it a shot now”
Detective Joseph Azcona was shot before exiting his car; the shooter and another officer were also wounded in the gun battle
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 new law would take effect on Dec. 30, 2018, just before New Year’s Eve
Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday says there has been a nationwide problem with Ford Explorers making officers sick
Police Chief Kim Jacobs called the deletion a “significant loss,” noting that all 2015 videos and an estimated 500 video files from last year were deleted
Officials said the robots will make up a quarter of the force by 2030
Police said Roy Evans Jr. attempted to flee again when officers boxed him in
Officers are undergoing training on how to operate drones for a variety of purposes, including locating missing people, search-and-rescue and finding suspects
Some critics believe the department could launch the program, outfitting all beat cops with cameras, while also studying it and changing practices as needed
Officers said others ran toward the dunes when police pursued two men who were fighting
A murder suspect was fatally shot by police after a pursuit
The department changed their facial hair policy to allow well-groomed beards