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BREAKING NEWS
“I’m getting attacked by a chicken right now,” the deputy says into his radio. “I can’t believe this is happening. Of all the places you could come.”
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr., a six-year law enforcement veteran, was described as a dedicated officer and father
Cobb County Police Department K-9 Ace can be seen on body camera footage leading officers to a cluttered garage, where the suspect eventually surrendered without incident
The administration says flights deporting around 250 suspected Tren de Aragua members had already left U.S. airspace when the ruling came down
Two were injured after a recruit fired a shot to the ground; the recruit alleges he did not touch the trigger, while Sig Sauer maintains the P320 handgun cannot fire without a trigger pull
The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver came to a stop and finished drinking a beer in full view of troopers
Three officers who were fired and charged for using a TASER in an arrest were later reinstated; a court ruled that the mayor who publicized their firings was acting within her role
The San Antonio Park Police officer fired a shot at the man as he walked toward her with a knife; the man was struck but continued to get closer, leading the officer to fire another shot
Yessenia Sanchez pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated stalking in the November 2022 shooting of then-Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy Damian Colón
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
No officers were injured
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
Charlotte Police planned to phase out dash cameras in favor of body cameras, but city council members think the city should consider keeping both types of technology
The officers who fired fatal shots in five out of six cases — including Keith Lamont Scott’s — weren’t using the body cameras
The department said the grants are being awarded to 106 state, city, tribal and municipal law enforcement agencies
Officials said when they arrested Arcan Cetin he said nothing and was unarmed, except for a satchel with a computer inside
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis called the shooting a premeditated act of retaliatory violence in response to a Labor Day shooting
Officials say three gunmen shot and wounded eight people including a 3-year-old girl in Baltimore Saturday night
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Mark Francis identified the suspect via Twitter as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin
A California driver has been cited for using a mannequin — not a real person — to drive in the carpool lane