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BREAKING NEWS
Oscar Diaz was one of five officers fired after Randy Cox was paralyzed while being transported to a police station
A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks, drone-assisted policing and a wellness bureau for officers will support LVMPD’s efforts to improve safety and efficiency, the department said
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, 34, a nine-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police, was working overtime on a traffic enforcement detail when he was struck and killed
Deputy Robert Hunter has been with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office for six years and is currently assigned to the Warrant Unit in Special Operations
Clint Hill co-authored several books — including “Mrs. Kennedy and Me” and “Five Presidents” — about his Secret Service years
“It’s no different than if they had reached into the town [treasury] and walked away with the funds, plain and simple.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Wallace stated
The suspect was taken into custody on a warrant for terroristic threats against the Corpus Christi Police Department following an FBI investigation
The man, who was struck twice with beanbags from a less lethal weapon, fell to the ground, got up and continued to advance toward officers
The man fired at officers responding to a 911 call before driving away to ambush another officer at a different location; he then ran to a house, where he was killed
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 new technology can help police discover whether a driver was texting at the time of an accident
The program is expected to be funded with a $1.1M grant from the DOJ and $1.1M in matching funds from the city
The visor has different settings for ‘take down’ and ‘scene’ situations
Plan involves including a staff of 600 police officers devoted to the RNC and almost 2,300 officers from outside the city to help
The officer gave the driver a warning ticket for speeding and invited her to his church
The driver is expected to make a full recovery
The viral video captured an officer’s April Fools prank on unsuspecting civilians
The intense video is marked by shrieks and obscenities as the terrible realization began to sink in
The question of whether Jamar Clark was handcuffed by the officers was central in the case
The 2015 law lowered the percentage of revenue most cities can collect from traffic fines