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BREAKING NEWS
The suspect drove through yards and collided with other vehicles before Fayette County Sheriff’s Office deputies apprehended him
“We call the bond of loyalty between the officer and the horse ‘hand to hoof,’” Sgt. Rishi Desai said. “Forming that bond and commitment takes blood, sweat and tears”
Video shows multiple suspects abandoning the safe as they fled; Upland Police Department officers chased down and arrested two of the suspects
The motorcyclist crashed into the side of a Grand Rapids Police cruiser; the driver then attempted to flee before surrendering without further incident
A man sued a Colorado Springs officer and the department, alleging that a TASER deployment caused him to fall and become paralyzed; a judge ordered the case dismissed
The grant, part of the SCAD SERVE Community Fund, will be used for public safety technology upgrades for the Savannah Police Department
Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine stated that the suspect vehicle struck Brooklyn PD Officer Josh Dallas’ leg and hand, nearly severing his thumb, and ran over his foot
The carjacking 15-year-old suspect ran from St. Louis officers after spike strips stopped a stolen vehicle; a pursuing officer was then struck by a hit-and-run driver
“[The suspect] made a statement to [the deputy] that indicated his intent for this encounter to escalate in the manner that it did,” the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office stated
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
Officer Daniel Webster’s body camera video that was played during trial, and three other videos, will be publicly released
Todd Kohlhepp became a suspect in at least seven deaths in the days after a woman was found Thursday chained by her neck and ankle in a metal storage container
In their ongoing effort to slow speeding drivers, police are getting more detailed data, allowing timely enforcement in areas where speeding poses the most danger
A suburban Salt Lake City officer was deploying tire spikes when he was struck and killed by a stolen vehicle
The man resisted arrest, deployed the TASER, then fled in the officer’s patrol car
Police received nearly $600,000 last year from the U.S. Department of Justice to begin buying equipment
The man created a grappler bumper that’s intended to bring the suspect to a stop without causing a collision
After a pursuit, the woman rammed her car into a police cruiser while trying to escape
The suspect used the officer’s iPad to livestream the police pursuit
Michael Vance lead police on a pursuit before exiting his vehicle and opening fire