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BREAKING NEWS
The man threatened and cursed at Redding Police Department officers before throwing a rock at them, fleeing and confronting another officer with a knife
The man refused commands for 45 minutes before raising his gun toward a police response team, prompting SWAT snipers to fire, killing him
Bodycam video shows the woman backing into a patrol car, defying commands and splashing an Edmond PD officer in the face with a liquid later confirmed as urine
An MRAP vehicle performed a successful PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing woman, who identified herself to officers as a “CIA agent”
The 34-year-old officer, assigned to the 18th District CAPS unit, was remembered by colleagues as compassionate and deeply devoted to her family
“I was like, if they’re going to walk, then I’m going to walk too, because it’s my job,” Oachita Deputy Nathan Lane said
“Captain [James] Myers provided ‘service above self’ to the Orangeburg community for over a quarter of a century,” his obituary reads; Myers was killed by Mikal Mahdi in 2004
Wood County Deputy Melissa Pollard was fatally injured when she hit the truck from behind in her cruiser
After receiving a report of shots fired near the barracks, troopers left the building and “engaged the suspect, fatally wounding the individual”
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
Officers said others ran toward the dunes when police pursued two men who were fighting
A murder suspect was fatally shot by police after a pursuit
The department changed their facial hair policy to allow well-groomed beards
Rep. Peter Lucido said drivers no longer have to be without such documents
Don Talbert stopped his pickup truck Saturday next to a detective sitting in an unmarked car and screamed that he should leave the neighborhood
Police chiefs are ready with their wish-lists
The crew had found the woman’s body and was bringing back rescue workers when it hit an electrical power cable
After the report of the theft, police spotted Tyler Haugewood and began a pursuit that reached speeds up to 65 mph
The Boston Police Department’s body camera pilot program has been extended an additional six months so more data can be collected
The legislation would lower the blood-alcohol content limit to 0.05 percent