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BREAKING NEWS
A Novi PD officer pulled over an off-duty Wayne County deputy before sending him on his way without incident; 15 minutes later, the deputy pulled the officer over without cause
Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas, working with a U.S. Marshals task force, was fatally shot while serving a warrant for a repeat offender
Instead of following fleeing traffic violators, the NYPD will rely on “advanced tools of modern-day policing” to find and apprehend the suspects, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
Burnsville Officers Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand and Firefighter-Paramedic Adam Finseth were ambushed during a domestic disturbance
The attacker searched online for information about an attack at an outdoor Christmas Market in Germany where a car was also used as a mass weapon
Howard County Police officers heard a woman crying for help, but gunfire prevented them from entering the house; they were able to save her after she crawled onto the roof
Two Memphis Police officers were investigating a hit-and-run crash when another car struck them; they were taken to the hospital in non-critical condition
After the fleeing suspect struck a tree, deputies from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office discovered he had multiple self-inflicted knife wounds
“What we did together...on that terrible day in July is what we are trained to do in Butler County every day: protect and save lives,” the first responders who will join the parade said
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
Body cam footage capture the officer administering Narcan
Laws intended to protect youth from sexual predators have put schools in a Catch-22
Three officers were closing in on the area after Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s call about ‘suspicious individuals’
The officer fought the man until backup arrived
More than a dozen New Yorkers have been killed or injured by cars, buses and trucks in the last two weeks
It’s unclear why the websites were targeted
The threatening posts showed up on the anonymous location-based messaging app Yik Yak
The department is conducting its own analysis after a New York Times article criticized policing in the city
The incident wasn’t publicly known for weeks until local news aired the video
The two released a joint statement on the incident