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BREAKING NEWS
FOP data reports that at least 56 officers have been shot in ambush attacks in 2025, constituting more than 28% of the total number of officers shot in the line of duty
While the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s quarterly report showed a drop in crime, officials expressed frustration that 60% of arrests for violent crimes were repeat offenders
The former Madera County deputy was being arrested by Fresno police when he resisted and was tased; he was taken to a hospital, where he attacked an officer and took his gun
During the traffic stop, agents boxed the suspect in with their vehicles as they tried to arrest him; he then rammed into the vehicles in front of and behind him
The suspect was found to have multiple firearms, body armor, a gas mask and explosive materials during the 1.5-hour standoff with New Mexico officers, deputies, troopers and SWAT
La Mesa PD Officer Lauren Craven encountered the crash while returning from the San Diego Central Jail and stopped to help; she had served with the department for nearly two years
Mount Vernon PD says a concealed .22-caliber revolver was fired during the trip, prompting new screening protocols for processing inmates
Due to ongoing debt payments to the state, the Harvey City Council declared the city “financially distressed” and furloughed 69 of 167 employees, including first responders
Michael Proctor was relieved of duty and suspended without pay after he made derogatory comments about Read via text during the investigation into the killing of a Boston PD officer
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Sixty law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty during the first six months of 2019 – a 35% decrease over the same period last year
Recent news stories show an increasing trend of exclusionary behavior by businesses toward police
There is a great teaching moment that is at risk of being squandered by law enforcement
Association with an extremist group or comments that could be interpreted as bigoted could be used to show bias in a case that involves people of the targeted group
Good police officers are experts at hiding their emotions, so only a partner or very close co-worker may see the warning signs
A website that monitors law enforcement officers’ Facebook posts is prompting investigations in many agencies
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