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BREAKING NEWS
Riverside County Deputy Timothy Corlew, assigned to the Jurupa Valley station, was riding in the left lane of the freeway when his motorcycle collided with another car
Bath Township officers found the man threatening another man at knifepoint and fired shots at him; he fled into another house before being tased and arrested in the garage
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that beyond vandalism from locals, ICE officers whose information is compromised could be targeted by cartels and human traffickers
NYPD
Former interim commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges Mayor Eric Adams and his allies promoted unqualified friends, buried misconduct allegations and punished whistleblowers
Off-duty Mass. officer shot in home by colleagues serving restraining order has LE license suspended
Kelsey Fitzsimmons was shot after an armed confrontation took place when three North Andover officers served her with an abuse prevention order filed by her child’s father
The police chiefs have been accused of charging $5,000 per person to make it appear as though an immigrant seeking a visa was the victim of a fictional armed robbery
Prosecutors say attackers used fireworks and anti-ICE graffiti to lure out unarmed corrections officers from Prairieland Detention Center before opening fire with rifles
“[The RTCC] reinforces our precision policing model: respond quickly, investigate thoroughly, identify correctly, arrest safely, prosecute successfully,” SPD Captain James Britt said
NYPD
The NYPD moved to fire 31 rookie officers after finding they were hired despite being found to be unfit during the hiring process; the PBA sued, temporarily blocking their termination
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
Second Amendment auditors intentionally test police reactions. Here’s how officers can stay professional, protect rights and prevent encounters from escalating
PRODUCT NEWS
Intense bodycam video shows a patrol boat dodging kayakers and tubers as officers rush to help a young girl
Police described the program as “the neighborhood watch of the 21st century”
The law requires California police agencies to disclose their inventories of military-grade equipment
Galveston police officers used the Byrna SD to incapacitate a suspect from 40 feet away
A new law barring sales of “bullet-resistant soft body armor” to most non-law enforcement has confused retailers
Video shows deputies slinging a rope and life vests to the capsized vessel
The GAL Versatile Protective Suit can reduce trauma by up to 95%, the company says
Officials assuaged residents’ concerns about militarizing the town after an email chain erroneously described the armored vehicle as “a tank”
The simulator replicates the sensation of driving a race car on a race track, the company says
The latest model is a pound lighter than earlier versions and can withstand a 6-foot drop