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BREAKING NEWS
K-9 Maxa tracked and located the child, who was unharmed, in a wooded area near the family’s home
Peltier was convicted of shooting FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams at close range in 1975
“It brings strength to me seeing the people that had the strength to come and get me when I had zero strength,” Natalee Cramer said
Trooper Kyle McAcy, 31, was assisting with a crash on an interstate when he was struck by a snowplow outside his patrol car
The council will ultimately include four sheriffs and four police chiefs, whose responsibilities will include advising on local LE efforts and recommending funding for agencies
Delaware State Police’s aviation unit announced that its two new helicopters are now equipped with blood warmers for transfusions
The group, which promotes a mix of rationalism, veganism, anarchism and other beliefs, is suspected in connection with three other homicides between 2022 and 2024
“This is a dangerous business,” NOPD superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. "(Officers) go in every day, knowing the dangers that confront them. And it can happen in a moment.”
“[Officer Robert Fryc] was a part of our family and a part of this community,” Glenview Police Chief William Fitzpatrick
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 alleged offenses were listed as disobeying a traffic order, battery on a peace officer and resisting arrest
The quick-thinking officers were able to save others and the woman from herself
The police heard a gunshot and saw people running away when they ran towards the source
Washington, D.C. and nine states have enacted laws in 2015 that address access to body-camera footage
Some critics are questioning whether the officers acted in self-defense
As officers rendered aid, the suspect told them he’d ‘never do meth again’
Both sides agree the camera that caught the incident was at a distance and the footage is of low quality
The bill places the burden on those seeking video to prove that its release is in the public interest
If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison and $500K in fines
Some of the guns need to be kept because of active and pending criminal cases