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BREAKING NEWS
The suspect allegedly fired the first shot from a vehicle, causing Weakley County Deputy Derrick Bonham to fall, then exited and fired again
Wellness
The agreement ensures any cop catastrophically injured in the line of duty, regardless of years of service, can receive 75% reimbursement for health insurance under the plan
Body camera footage shows Officers Dave Foster and Mike Ross comforting the scared children by singing songs and getting them chicken nuggets from McDonald’s
Sund discusses intelligence gaps, officer resilience and key takeaways in the new series “Heroes Behind the Badge”
Clinton Township PD Sgt. Ryan Bates saw that the SUV had started to sink and came up with a game plan to remove the driver before the vehicle completely submerged
UCSF trial highlights the effectiveness of app-based mindfulness meditation in improving employee mental health and job satisfaction
“It gave me a broader understanding, more compassion, a different perspective,” said Troy Frazier, assistant chief of Titusville Fire Department
“The idea is for officers to learn how to deal with their emotions by being aware of what they’re going through and what others are going through,” said Warren Police Lt. Brent Chisholm
“We’ve never had a lower officers’ per capita than we’ve had in our most recent year,” said James McMahan, policy director for the Wash. Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
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
Descriptions of the missing weapons have been entered into the National Crime Information Center
The school also is warning faculty and staff not to report to work
The three males who were shot were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said in a statement Saturday evening that it was a “sad homicide milestone”
In recent years, the feds have pursued about 50 sex trafficking cases, three resulting in life sentences
The call provides the first public indication that police tried to prevent suspects from returning to the home
Police say the app is troubling because it encourages people to be present in unsafe situations
The Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility appeared in Arabic and French in an online statement
The self-driving cars were involved in 11 minor accidents over the past six years
Body cam footage capture the officer administering Narcan