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BREAKING NEWS
Former Fairfax County Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm, but a departmental review found his use of deadly force justified
“This is extraordinary to see this type of flooding...I can only imagine how scary it was,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a video posted to social media
The man was at the station when Lexington County deputies realized that he had an active warrant; when they tried to arrest him, he fled in a vehicle, striking one
Corporal Raymond Kuuchi had served with the VA Police Services for nearly four years and had previously served two years with the Sea Gate PD in New York
After a vehicle pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100 mph, a suspect fled on foot before being taken to the ground by Tacoma police K-9 Odin
In a video showing the damage to the building, St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson also praised deputies for rescuing 25 people from tornado damage that killed 4
The real-time GPS-based traffic updates from Illinois State Police will send notifications to drivers using Google Maps or Waze to help prevent “Move Over” crashes
“I hope they find the person who did it, and that person should have the book thrown at them,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said
A K-9 team sergeant alleged that former Boise PD chief Ryan Lee demonstrated a neck hold on him without consent during training, causing injures that later required surgery
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
Police can see near real-time updates from sensors and surveillance cameras
Boots tough enough to stand up to any job
There may not be any single ‘best survival knife’ so what’s important is to know what will fit your needs and how to find it
Drone use is becoming an issue as the unmanned aircraft become more popular, especially as a way for hobbyists to create videos
Police in Camden used a TASER for the first time to take down a mentally ill woman threatening officers with a foot-long knife
Ballistic blanket promises protection against 90 percent of weapons used in U.S. school shootings
Pittsburgh has become the arsenal of cybersecurity because it is home to CMU’s Software Engineering Institute with its 260-person CERT cyberteam
People who hijack their neighbors’ WiFi to commit crimes on the Internet shouldn’t expect their misdeeds to stay hidden
A 2-year-old Supreme Court decision has caused more confusion than clarity on how police may track the whereabouts of criminal suspects