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BREAKING NEWS
“I wanted to tell (Joel) ‘Thank you’ and that I appreciated the painting,” K-9 Rico’s handler Special Agent Richard Hunton said
Despite being in use for only a month, the system has already assisted the North Liberty Police Department in multiple cases
NYPD
“It’s the strongest frequency that’s out there,” former NYPD Chiefs of Department Terence Monahan said. “...There has to be somewhere for people to turn to to get information”
The department, which reiterated its commitment not to “enforce immigration violations” expanded its list of charges it would report to ICE upon arrest
Protests were also reported in the California cities of Riverside and San Diego and in Dallas, Texas
Bystanders restrained the man, who was in his 80s and had no affiliation with the school event, until Pasadena Police officers arrived to detain him
Seattle officers start at $103,000, a salary point that PERF Director Chuck Wexler stated “feels like you’re an MLB team recruiting a star player”
“We know we’re safer than we’ve ever been before,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said; security measures will include blast barriers, rooftop snipers and over 100 bomb-sniffing dogs
Monica David-Vickery, who once planned to become a nun, will retire in September just a few years ahead of her son, Denver Police Cmdr. Mike O’Donnell
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Why speed, clarity and language matter when false ICE activity claims go viral
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
PRODUCT NEWS
Newly released videos show the student carrying an ax and walking around the front of a patrol vehicle
Jason Van Dyke was also charged with one count official misconduct
The man took a cordless phone from 7-Eleven , then called 911 to say a crime was going to happen
A DNA match can be crucial to prosecuting a sex assault case
Driving under the influence is the public’s No. 1 enemy on the roadways, police said
The man was not injured as the boy drove away in the vehicle
The driver was going the wrong direction on a tollway
Officer Thomas Tarantino was fatally shot after stopping to help a man with a broken down truck
Milwaukee is the ninth department to be granted the voluntary review, known as a ‘collaborative reform initiative’
The policy change has the police union crying foul but is supported by law enforcement experts and watchdogs