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BREAKING NEWS
A bomb team from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office determined the “rusted and decayed” bomb was inert
The man told Riverside County Sheriff’s Office deputies he would shoot them before throwing the hammer, leading deputies to fire shots at him
The grant will fund overtime pay and new equipment to help state and local police curb excessive speeding
Hackman won Academy Awards for his law enforcement roles in “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven”
The man crashed his car into a D.C. cruiser and threatened an officer through the window before being wounded; he then stabbed himself and threatened others before being fatally shot
The man repeatedly struck a cruiser parked outside a sheriff’s department substation with a 16-inch machete before being confronted by a deputy
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and his wife, Felicia Horowitz, have reportedly donated more than $7 million to LVMPD in the past
Saratoga Springs police and neighbors strained to pull a 1,300 pound horse named Sly from a hole in the icy pond
The Task Force Model of the 287(g) agreement gives local LE agencies the ability to “enforce limited immigration authority with ICE oversight during their routine police duties”
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
Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences
The NYPD ordered about $7.5M worth of new vests and helmets
The man boasted on Facebook that he was going “140 in a 35 mph” zone
Video shows a man retrieving a gun hidden in the back seat and shooting a park ranger in the vest
A new Illinois law limits how police can use devices that cast a wide net in gathering cellphone data
Dramatic episode evolved into an overnight police standoff
The body cam video was released to dispel claims on social media that the subject did not have a weapon
WildRose911.com serves the LE community by providing stronger and safer vehicles
The suspect could be heard taunting the officer, who ordered the suspect to drop his gun twice
A sticky GPS tracker deployed on a vehicle eluding officers and remotely activated spike strips are two new technologies the Houston PD is testing