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BREAKING NEWS
The report by the independent Council on Criminal Justice tracked 13 crime categories and recorded drops in 11 of them in 2025, including carjackings, shoplifting and assaults
“What’s in your jacket? I’m kind of nervous with your hand in your jacket like that,” the Santa Monica officer asked before the man said, “You’re nervous?” and attacked the officer
In a recent podcast with entrepreneurs Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, LVMPD police leaders discussed the strategies transforming public safety in Las Vegas
The suspect, who was arrested for DUI earlier in the day, returned to the Northwest Regional police station with a handgun and pointed it at officers
The three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies were on the side of the road preparing to jump-start a stalled motorcycle
An arbitrator ruled that the city of Bradenton owes 14 police officers and two sergeants salary adjustments and over a year’s worth of unpaid wage increases
Freeman F. Martin will become the first Texas Ranger to lead the agency, replacing longtime leader Steven McCraw who announced his retirement in August
“When you look at it, it’s by the grace of God that they’re alive,” East Point Police Chief Shawn Buchanan said
The K-9 latched onto the Tombstone Marshal’s Office deputy’s leg and would not let go, causing serious injuries to the deputy’s ankle and leg
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Minneapolis offers a warning for law enforcement leaders as political conflict undermines coordination and officer safety
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
PRODUCT NEWS
Video purported to be by rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries
Inmates had set fires and caused significant damage after taking over part of the facility
Cameras are being worn on a volunteer basis during a 90-day test period at locations in New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Michigan and Washington state
Female officer’s head was repeatedly slammed into the ground during the vicious assault
Investigators asked the public Thursday to provide more social media images and eyewitness accounts of shooting that has sparked a series of protests
4-year-old Renzo had been with the Coconut Creek Police Department for more than a year
Agent was shot in the leg Thursday when his gun unintentionally discharged during firearms training
Anodized aluminum body is designed to last through years of heavy use with minimized corrosion
Gunman opened fire on two officers Halloween night in 2009
Officer was in the weapons room at the back of the courthouse when the gun discharged, striking the officer in the upper leg