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BREAKING NEWS
Deputy Juliana Tenaglia learned while en route to the scene that the driver was unable to swim; when she arrived, she donned fins and rescued the driver
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said the terror charge reflected the severity of a “frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation.”
Those whose lives were spared by the move include those convicted in the killings of police and military officers and the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities
Off-duty Jefferson County SRO Larry Williams, who was dressed as Santa while volunteering at a church, detained the suspect and brought him to on-duty colleagues
Former Kansas City Police officer Eric DeValkenaere has been freed after his 2021 conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb in 2019
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is one of 13 law enforcement agencies in Washington selected to receive a cumulative $2.6 million in funding from the grant program
Explore the latest WalletHub report identifying U.S. cities with the highest increases in homicide rates for 2023, including Washington D.C., Memphis, and Detroit
The expanded K-9 capacity — the Regional Transportation District previously had one dog — is part of a security campaign to boost security on public transit in Denver
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office cut the positions, which were unfilled, to balance its 2025 budget after losing $615,000 from the county’s general fund
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
System can be used with optical and laser sighting during day or night training
The system can be installed with three different height adjustments and three horizontal locking positions without any drilling into the vehicle
Move comes after the federal government’s announcement that it will provide $75M in matching funds to police departments looking to buy the tech
The FBI is now involved, investigating possible public corruption over camera vendor dealings in Columbus and Cincinnati
Police have released video of the high-speed pursuit that occurred last week
They have organized an effort to require police to wear body cameras
The shock from these devices will turn bad boys into choir boys
An investigation revealed that several rounds accidentally struck and damaged a private citizen’s residence
The plaintiffs said the NYPD’s post-Sept. 11 intelligence-gathering tarnished law-abiding Muslims
Documents shed new light on the encounter Saturday morning that took the life of Officer Daryle Holloway