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BREAKING NEWS
A Palm Bay Police Department officer shot and killed the man after he wounded other responding officers
Deputy Martin Shields Jr., 37, was fatally shot upon arriving at the scene, according to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office
The Lower Merion Police Department also removed application fees and added a $5,000 hiring bonus
Week-by-week tallies show the officer also put in for OT on days he called out “sick in family” and “sick with pay”
“All of the same resources that were brought out for Super Bowl, they’ll see in an elongated fashion along Mardi Gras parade routes,” said U.S. Homeland Security special agent Eric DeLaune
“With an atmospheric river bringing relentless wind and rain, conditions were far from ideal, but that didn’t stop Monterey County Search and Rescue,” the team posted on Facebook
The wives and families of Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, Officer Paul Elmstrand and Officer Matt Ruge share how difficult the losses have been since their husbands were killed in the line of duty
Virginia Beach Police Officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese were shot at close range and while on the ground after stopping a vehicle with an expired inspection sticker
West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte died in a shooting inside UPMC Memorial Hospital
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
Nika Larsen, a state police lab technician, is suspected of removing drugs and replacing them with over-the-counter medications
The driver was eventually caught after police pinned the car against a guardrail
The law says officers can’t be required to write a certain number of tickets within a specified time frame
Councilman’s comment stemmed from PD’s demand for riot gear that properly fit officers
His bulletproof vest saved his life and he’ll soon head home from the hospital
The alleged falsified stops were discovered when supervisors could not find accompanying dash cam video of the stops
Critics warn that the emphasis on de-escalation could lead officers to hesitate in life-threatening situations
Bedonie repeatedly ignored commands to drop his weapon, caught on recently-released body cam video
Attempted counterfeiters fled at high speeds down the sidewalk, hitting a 9-year-old boy
Behind the scenes with the S.C. Highway Patrol Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team