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BREAKING NEWS
Assembly Bill 1627 would prohibit ICE officers from serving in any California state or local police agency or working as teachers, administrators or staff in public schools
The overtime pay for July 15-18 totaled more than $1.6 million; the total cost of event security is expected to fall within the $7 million provided by a DOJ grant
“You try your best to convince them,” Tampa police Detective Sgt. Dimitri Angelakopoulos said. “But if they’re not willing to go, there’s not much you can do”
The attack, which left one Bridgeport Police officer wounded in the head and neck, resulted in an officer-involved shooting
Interim Los Angeles Police Chief Dominic Choi ruled that an LAPD officer did not use reasonable force when he shot a man as he woke up in a vehicle and reached for a handgun
“Please keep the men and women of the FCSO, and specifically K-9 Deputy Holmes, in your prayers as we mourn the loss of K-9 Watson,” the Fremont Sheriff’s Office stated
Ferguson Officer Travis “TJ” Brown sustained a head injury on Aug. 9 when a protester tackled him to the ground
Video shows the 17-year-old suspect losing control while trying to pass another vehicle in the median, causing the vehicle to overturn and land on its roof
Jared Tuia alleged he had been passed over for promotions in favor of less qualified candidates and told that he could achieve more “somewhere other than the [Anchorage] PD”
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 in Georgia say they used a GPS device hidden inside a Teddy bear to track down the toy and apprehend a suspect
The National Rifle Association has rolled back an earlier statement criticizing “open carry” rallies in Texas
The advocates’ actions in restaurants and other public places have prompted public criticism
On Friday, the department announced that it had acquired two “unmanned aerial vehicles” as gifts from the Seattle Police Department
A school resource officer mistakenly left his loaded pistol in a locked staff restroom at a school
Forced by court order to allow long-banned gun stores to open in Chicago, mayor has introduced law that is so strict critics say it is little more than a continuation of the city’s longtime ban
Group jumping into the already heated disagreement between the BLM and Texas landowners along the border with Oklahoma
New Justice Department directive that reverses long-standing policy
EcoPure provides over five minutes of safe, filtered air and is effective against CO, HCL, SO2 and NH3
Hero911 is a downloadable mobile app that has the potential to save many, many lives