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BREAKING NEWS
Chief Cerelyn Davis made a presentation during the meeting that detailed accomplishments during her tenure, including hiring more than 400 officers and expanding community-oriented policing
The man struck a cruiser with a bat and tried to open the door; a Thermopolis PD officer bumped him with the cruiser, but he remained aggressive
Mental Health
The East Lansing Police Department introduced Cordico, a wellness app that provides users with access to mental health resources and allows employees to seek help anonymously
President Donald Trump’s order was part of broader efforts to reduce the federal government’s size and costs
“We’re gonna run him over,” a St. Louis County PD officer said after arriving on the scene where a man fired 10 shots at officers
Jurors convicted Clear Creek County Deputy Andrew Buen of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2022 shooting, which led to changes in mental health crisis training
Patel joined Trump’s first administration both as a counterterrorism official at the National Security Council and as chief of staff to the defense secretary in 2017
Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies did not take the suspect’s guns from him after a judge mandated they be seized in December, according to Sheriff Gregory Tony
Chief Todd Bettison, who previously served as deputy mayor, took over as interim chief in October 2024 after former Chief James White left
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
While many hail ‘touch DNA’ as powerful tool, critics, most notably the FBI, argue it is inconclusive
When officers used a TASER when trying to remove him from the truck, he continued to be non-compliant
Night Optics is putting the right gear in the hands of men and women who proudly serve the public
Angel Armor continues to push the boundaries of ballistic technology
Belleville Boot Company stays one-step-ahead to bring the latest boot technologies
The man grabbed the replica out of a woman’s hand and pointed it at two officers
The vest Sgt. Jason Goodding was wearing was ‘not foolproof’
The report was compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center saw that hate groups increased to 892 last year
The officer-involved shooting set off weeks of protests and spurring calls for more police transparency
The bill makes it a crime to use drones if they interfere with law enforcement