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BREAKING NEWS
NYPD
“During the struggle [the suspect]... put the gun against Officer Yarusso’s chest and shot [him]...at point blank range,” Queens Assistant District Attorney Lauren Reilly said
The Sacramento Police Department plans to spend $33,660 of a road safety grant to launch “highly publicized pedestrian and/or bicycle enforcement operation(s),” records show
The Lexington police union argues the 2021 ban ignored collective bargaining agreements and put officers at greater risk
Troopers, bomb techs, paramedics and FBI agents share how the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing shaped their careers and their lives
JCPenney called — they want their catalog back
Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner told Congress that sanctuary policies block deputies from honoring ICE detainers for individuals who pose a threat to community safety
The Glendale Police Department used real-time technology to track the suspect following a second vehicle assault on the department’s secured entrance
Detectives used technology and targeted policing to dismantle the 800 YGs, described as showing “absolute disregard for human life”
The 20-year-old gunman, shot by police, had been active in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office youth programs and carried a handgun and shotgun
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
The bill would ban the use of weaponized drones but exempt police
Mayor Mike Rawlings said a police robot found two bodies in a home, including that of the suspected gunman
Gregg Muravchick, who was holding his handgun while restraining the attacker, didn’t have a free hand to reach his handcuffs, so President Seamus Carey got them for him
A total of 58 cops have been selected to wear the cameras
The officer was able to avoid the mace and spray the woman with his own mace
The waterproof cowboy hats have been implemented to protect officers from the extreme Texas weather
No injuries were reported
Jorge Louis Rosado almost hit an officer with his car when he drove off
The suspect is currently at large
Officer Justin Martin saved the man just as he flung himself off a railing on the side of the terrace