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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
A jury found Ismael Herrera-Mondello guilty of five counts of attempted murder on a police officer, seven counts of assault on a police officer and felony evasion of police
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency recently awarded Farrell, Sharon and Sharpsville police departments grants to help police track and report crime
“The public has been greatly misled by a barrage of social media messaging that painted a partial picture of the investigation and triggered violent threats fueled by misinformation”
An accused Iranian government asset told investigators that a contact in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructed him to assemble a plan to surveil and ultimately kill Trump
The sergeant has been charged with oppression, subornation of perjury and battery after officers reported illegal detentions during an undercover operation
The Golden officers were responding to a crash while pulled off to the side of the road when the other driver struck their cruiser, forcing it under a vehicle from the initial crash
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The survey, which gathered responses from 1,823 officers, showed nearly a quarter of respondents wanted to leave the department “as soon as a feasible opportunity arises”
The Commission on Police Practices suggested the agency should prohibit pursuits over property crime “unless other aggravation factors such as armed resistance are present”
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
The Homeland Security Department is experimenting with a new way to track immigrant families caught crossing the border illegally
40-year-old U.S. citizen died after a border inspector shot him with a stun gun at the nation’s busiest crossing
Antiquated way police were alerted has raised questions about potential for communication lapses to hamper manhunts
The plan would include creating a community relations panel, re-evaluating officers’ diversity training, and providing body cameras
The officer reassured the man that he wasn’t going to go to jail, and that the officers were trying to help him
Big-city PDs and union leaders nationwide are warning the rank and file to wear body armor after a deadly ambush against police
Peerless Handcuff Company handcuffs are half the weight of a standard chain link handcuff
All holsters offer variations to fit a wearer’s needs
Revelation highlights concerns about how authorities are cooperating as they deal with demonstrations
Officer tackled man to the ground and used his stun gun on him twice