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BREAKING NEWS
The deputy wrangled the big bird away from the road and into a homeowner’s fenced-in yard nearby
After the fifth arson incident, Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran condemned the release of a suspect charged federally in connection with several of the previous incidents
Sanford Police were alerted to a video posted online showing a teenager making threats while displaying multiple guns and vests; the suspect was arrested the next day
Bystander video from the Inglewood incident shows the heavily damaged vehicle reversing into the dealership as employees fled the building
The man had reportedly held a gas station clerk at gunpoint before fleeing to a motel; when Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, he attempted to flee while carrying a gun
The Fort Worth Police Department created its “diss track” in response to a Dallas Police recruiting billboard installed in Fort Worth
Officers faced historic challenges during the pandemic, with many falling ill in the line of duty; NLEOMF has formally recognized COVID-19 as a line-of-duty death
“These foreign objects are suspected to be the Tiffany & Co earrings taken in the robbery but will need to be collected ... after they are passed,” the Orlando PD’s arrest report said
The driver struck the Rowlett Police officer’s cruiser from behind; the officer broke the vehicle’s front window and pulled the man out after the vehicle caught on fire
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
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
Charlotte Police planned to phase out dash cameras in favor of body cameras, but city council members think the city should consider keeping both types of technology
The officers who fired fatal shots in five out of six cases — including Keith Lamont Scott’s — weren’t using the body cameras
The department said the grants are being awarded to 106 state, city, tribal and municipal law enforcement agencies
Officials said when they arrested Arcan Cetin he said nothing and was unarmed, except for a satchel with a computer inside
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis called the shooting a premeditated act of retaliatory violence in response to a Labor Day shooting
Officials say three gunmen shot and wounded eight people including a 3-year-old girl in Baltimore Saturday night
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Mark Francis identified the suspect via Twitter as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin
A California driver has been cited for using a mannequin — not a real person — to drive in the carpool lane
All 800 police departments in California must begin using a new online tool launched Thursday