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Officer Zachary Martinez was ejected from the car during the crash; he was so badly injured, the first officer who came upon him thought he was dead, police Chief Scott Wahl said
“Remember: Don’t steal cars and it’s pretty hard to outrun the helicopter,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department posted on X
Grant Hardin was “wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement” when he escaped the North Central Unit, where he has been held since 2017
The family of Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, a 22-year veteran of the department, said that the LASD failed to comply with orders by state regulators to inspect and clean the trailers
“Durango’s viral, yet unexpected escapee made a return appearance — yep, Irwin, the kangaroo hopped to us,” the department posted on X
“No one was hurt, but that could’ve been anyone,” a Facebook post by the Newcastle Emergency Management said
Natalie Etheridge-Purcell was just 2 when her father, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Etheridge, was killed; his colleagues ensure she never faces milestones alone
Millie and her handler, Corporal Eric Sucy, found the missing girl in a swamp after Millie tracked the scent from the girl’s home almost a half-mile away
The incident occurred after Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a fleeing vehicle; the man got out of the stopped vehicle and tried to carjack the trucker
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
The man, who lives a short walk from the department, confessed to the thefts
Sgt. Scott Bright said that he’d never heard such an excuse in his 28 years of policing
The electric hoverbike can reach a speed of 40 mph and travel up to 25 minutes at a time
The PD says the suppressors will protect the city from the costs of worker’s compensation claims and potential lawsuits from civilians
Police from across Wisconsin supported a bill Thursday that would set state policy for when video can be made public and would allow for much of the footage to be withheld
The suspect ran a red light and collided with two vehicles. He then fled on foot and left the boy for dead
A car and knife attack on a cop outside a football game and a pursuit of a moving van that left four people injured appear to be the work of a single suspected terrorist
Officer Kristin Hearne was married with a 3-year-old son
Police say mistakes were made in leaving a suicidal man alone in the ER, where he grabbed a CO’s ECD from an unattended bag before the OIS
Deputy Jason Hunt recognized Tina AnnMarie Gilmour from a few days earlier, when he issued her a notice to appear for driving with a non-valid license