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BREAKING NEWS
President Trump calls on lawmakers to pass legislation to end sanctuary policies and judges hear arguments about pausing Operation Metro Surge following Alex Pretti’s death
LAPD Chief McDonnell: Loss of confidence in police leads to less reporting, misleading crime numbers
“[Officers] are working very hard to continue to drive those numbers down but...reported crime is down because people don’t have confidence that anything is going to be done”
“I’m not going to solve everything. We’re not going to solve everything. But working together, we can solve a lot,” Austin PD Chief Lisa Davis said
Findlay Police Department officers were speaking with three juveniles after being called to respond to an underage drinking call when an armed 17-year-old got up and fled
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus faces several allegations, including retaliation against officers who cooperated with an independent investigation into her office
“Operation Bear Claw” revealed a group of four suspects submitted several different bear videos to different insurance companies
To promote responder safety during Crash Responder Safety Week, consider these key NHTSA initiatives for community engagement and road safety
Anyone who breaks the law will receive “proportional” consequences — no more “get out of jail free” cards, said Nathan Hochman
Capt. Evangelos Xiggoros was shot outside of the Manchester Police Station; he survived the shooting, but the injury forced his retirement, and he died five years later
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
Features an 18-hour battery life and a design that withstands a 6-foot drop
The bullet catch can be disassembled without tools quickly, and catches debris and bullets for recycling
Says feature that lets drivers warn others about nearby cruisers not only presents a threat to safety, but also interferes with ability to write tickets
Abandoned a proposal to use surveillance cameras for photographing vehicle license plates near gun shows in the United States to investigate gun-trafficking
Detective Jacob Grant is conscious but remains in critical condition after he was shot while on an undercover drug sting Jan. 9
Several officers said they saw rounds striking near them and heard them whizzing by
Says quadcopter that crashed on White House grounds shows that U.S. must update laws to manage expanding frontier of commercial and consumer UAVs
Made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel, the bracelet offers 25 features
Black Hawk helicopters and truck-sized X-ray machines that are typically deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border have been brought to the Super Bowl
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