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FEMA told grant recipients they must provide additional details on fund distribution and use, with processing times extended up to 30 days
The former LAPD cop gained fame with books like “The Onion Field” and “The New Centurions,” influencing crime fiction and Hollywood alike
Texas union calls judge setting bond for men accused of killing deputy ‘disgraceful’ as 1 posts bail
After granting bond to one suspect in Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda’s murder, Judge Hilary Unger set a $3 million bond for the second suspect
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office detectives wrote in a search warrant affidavit investigators thought the deaths were “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”
When the Jasper County deputy attempted to arrest him for habitual speeding, the man ran back to his car, saying, “I’m shooting myself”
A man went to check on his vacant home when he was shot and killed by a shotgun rigged to fire when someone opened a back door
“Deputy Byrd was one of our own, and we have never stopped working to ensure justice is served,” Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe said
The suspect reportedly shot at an Elk Grove Police patrol vehicle behind him and shot multiple times at a Sacramento County deputy’s cruiser, hitting the vehicle
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
Videos of a fatal police shooting last week suggests violations of departmental policy, Chicago’s police superintendent said Sunday
The officer was in serious condition Monday
Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe wrote in the Mail on Sunday newspaper that a London attack was “a case of when, not if”
Officer’s daughter had called police Saturday to say her father was missing and distraught
Emmanuel Rosado shot his wife at their home with their three children inside, and then he opened fire on deputies
The Civil Rights Division will review the local investigation into the March 27 shooting death of Loreal Tsingine
Chicago Police have “quite a few questions” after officers fatally shot a man driving a stolen car
The car crashed after a brief pursuit and the engine began to burn
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz commended both the player and police for their actions after the player was questioned in an attempted bank robbery
The “sharp, black Batman-style throwing star” stuck to the front end of the police SUV