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BREAKING NEWS
The suspect tried to force his way into a position to take control of a car, which he was initially a passenger in, despite the Sioux City officer entering the car and ordering him to stop
The electric SUV is fully outfitted with police equipment and will be assigned to a patrol supervisor for 12-hour shifts
“It’s not a mask, it is just simply a face covering, which is for our ... tactical teams because they do some dangerous stuff sometimes,” Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said
Alton Deshawn Oliver was acquitted on murder charges in the fatal shooting of Deputy James Thomas, 24, fter telling a jury he only fired the gun in self-defense
The Maui Police Department reported that when officers arrived, they encountered an armed suspect who fired at them, striking Officer Suzanne O in the chest
During a traffic stop, the man resisted arrest, disarmed multiple officers and fired a shot that wounded one before Lansing police returned fire
Total crime is down 27% in 2025, with Syracuse PD officers walking beats and working alongside community intervention teams
The San Jose officer, a Medal of Honor recipient, was reinstated with back pay and legal fees after winning arbitration
Federal prosecutors say the suspect, who was an international affairs specialist, cursed at Border Patrol agents and threw food during a heated encounter
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The Tijuana attack reveals a growing transnational threat — and the urgent need to modernize how state and local agencies acquire counter-UAS tools
Second Amendment auditors intentionally test police reactions. Here’s how officers can stay professional, protect rights and prevent encounters from escalating
Marketed as immigration reform, SB 627 does nothing to regulate ICE and instead punishes California’s local officers by removing long-standing legal protections
Reports that Chicago officers were told not to help ICE agents during a violent encounter have reignited debate over political influence in policing
When Congress fails to fund the government, the fallout hits far beyond Washington — disrupting federal law enforcement operations and leaving local agencies without vital support
A Wall Street Journal report points to rising police killings in rural America — but the data, context and lived experience tell a far more complicated story
PRODUCT NEWS
“Providing their officers with the PDP’s unmatched versatility and dependability ensures they have the ideal weapon to focus on the situation at hand.”
Mexico City police training up to 40 officers per day in groups of up to 10 simultaneously with the virtual reality training system
Partnerships strengthens effort to provide tactical operators with the protection they need
Potential uses of the findings include wildfire fighting
In an analysis of automated license plate readers, researchers revealed that the tech helps solve more than 700,000 crimes each year — or 10% of reported crime nationwide
The RADDOG 2LE is equipped with advanced mobility, surveillance tools and patrolling functions
The Fairfax County Police Department found that the devices added substantially to its capacity to resolve crisis situations
National survey also finds 3 in 5 Americans believe that AI will lead to better heart care
For a typical agency, the addition of one Flock Safety LPR camera per sworn officer is associated with a 9.1% increase in the clearance rate of crimes
AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness platform alerts law enforcement to individuals illegally discharging firearms in public parking lot