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BREAKING NEWS
A California state law that went into effect on Jan. 1 restricts when law enforcement agencies can post mug shots online
ILEETA and Polizeitrainer in Deutschland (PiD) have formed a transcontinental partnership to enhance global police training, knowledge exchange and professional development
There were 71 homicides in Macon-Bibb County in 2022, 40 in 2023 and 39 in 2024, Mayor Lester Miller said
FBI Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans said that while it was too early to call the incident an act of terrorism, it had “some of the hallmarks” and a “potential political agenda”
Diaz Police Sergeant Richard Morris was inside his vehicle when the EF-4 tornado, with peak winds of 190 mph, lifted it and tossed it several feet
The man used what was later determined to be a pellet gun to force a bystander out of the apartment where he was hiding; he then approached an officer with the gun raised
“This progress is the direct result of the tireless work of our [LEOs], community leaders and residents who have come together to build a safer, stronger city,” Mayor Karen Bass said
Middletown PD said the man, who has had more than 25 encounters with police since January, was taken to receive mental health treatment and promptly released each time
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr., a six-year law enforcement veteran, was described as a dedicated officer and father
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 unnamed gunman opened fire on officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance call, killing two and wounding one
The draft policies would limit when cops can shoot fleeing suspects and restrict the number of times police can TASER suspects
The 16 minute video shows officers assessing and then tending to wounds, securing the scene and talking to Scott as they knelt beside him
Before being fatally wounded, Jeffrey Clair Cave shot two officers, seriously wounding one who is currently in serious stable condition
Officers were searching for a car taken in a carjacking when they tried to talk to a teen suspect on the street and he opened fire
The brother of Reginald Thomas called 911 and said Thomas had a knife and was holding it under his armpit, but had not threatened those in the apartment with it
91 homicide victims made August the deadliest month in the city in two decades
The woman’s lawsuit says a deputy shot her with an ECD, then apologized with a cake that said, “Sorry I Tased You”
A Cambridge University study of British and U.S. police shows a 93 percent decrease in the number of complaints made against cops when they are using body cameras
One of the officers tried and failed to subdue the unidentified man with a TASER before the other officer fired several times