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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
The man is suspected of killing a man with the intention of stealing his identity; he then called 911 pretending to be the victim of a bear attack before fleeing the scene
In addition to overseeing the borders and “maritime, and aviation security,” Trump said Homan “will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin”
The Center for Immigration Studies estimated that “the number of illegal and inadmissible migrants living in Massachusetts” was about 355,000
Sgt. Devon Lindsay, 26, was a father of three and was also expecting a fourth child when he died
After the grappler was deployed, the vehicle crashed into a tree; the suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended with the help of a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9
Peter Smith wasn’t breathing and had no pulse when Officer Bob Roelofs responded; Roelofs performed CPR on Smith until paramedics arrived and transported him to the hospital
Chief Jim McDonnell, a 29-year LAPD veteran and former Long Beach police chief and Los Angeles County sheriff, was appointed chief in an 11-2 vote
The measure also establishes a $1 million death benefit for families of officers killed in the line of duty
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
Facebook users in the U.S. will soon receive Amber Alerts to help find missing children who may be located near them
Officer remains in critical condition after undergoing a third surgery
Former Officer Nathanial Robinson plans to appeal his firing after being terminated last week over his use of force in the incident
Distraught woman messaged police this week telling them she was going to hurt herself, but she refused to pick up her phone
Officer shot and killed suspect after he began hitting the officer with a shovel
Attack, police spokesman said, is part of a larger trend nationally in the past year toward increased physical confrontations against police
Now officers can replace the amount of equipment he or she carries
IWI, Ruger, and Dan Wesson are among the list of companies that plan to unveil new firearms at the show this year
The man was wanted for a felony domestic violence warrant and threatened to kill himself with a knife
Nathanial Robinson was fired following an internal affairs investigation into the Dec. 11 incident