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BREAKING NEWS
Shawnee Police Department K-9 Dagger is expected to recover after being stabbed while entering the home
Due to ongoing debt payments to the state, the Harvey City Council declared the city “financially distressed” and furloughed 69 of 167 employees, including first responders
Michael Proctor was relieved of duty and suspended without pay after he made derogatory comments about Read via text during the investigation into the killing of a Boston PD officer
Cartersville police Capt. Greg Sparacio, whose department received the initial tip from family members, said the suspect “had the intention to inflict harm to as many people as he could”
The man fled after officers confronted a group that was consuming ‘intoxicants'; he pulled the gun as he ran and raised it in the direction of the pursuing officer
Officials believe that Sgt. Aaron Zaliponi fired a single shot that caused the gunman, perched on a rooftop about 150 yards from the stage with a rifle, to recoil and stop shooting
The Los Angeles district attorney’s office in 2018 initially declined to file charges against Clifford Proctor, who shot and killed Brendon Glenn during a struggle
NYPD
Marilyn Ozuna joined the department in 1994 after seeing an ad in a newspaper; now, two of her children are detectives, one is a patrol officer and one is in the police academy
Fewer cases, improved morale and expanded video evidence helped boost Philadelphia PD’s homicide clearance rate from a record-low 41.8% in 2021 to nearly 90% in 2025
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Following the Vegas tragedy, there has been a great deal of discussion around the legitimate purpose bump stocks and suppressors might have
In what may have been a planned ambush attack, a gunman shot several deputies, fatally injuring Deputy Zackari Parrish
Jim and Doug discuss police response to natural disasters, the debate over sanctuary cities, the Las Vegas mass shooting and other major topics
It is time to train 100 percent of police officers nationwide in the team tactics of crowd control
Because crime is politicized and reported in its extremes, it is hard to convince the general public that Americans are in one of the safest eras in human history
The NYC attack is a horrible reminder that the United States continues to face the ongoing threat of terrorism from both ideological organizations and lone individuals
PRODUCT NEWS
Delivering up to 1,000 lumens and 10,000 candela, and featuring multi-fuel operation with USB or disposable battery options, the new light is designed to fit select subcompact handguns
Helped identify 70 illegal armed group members & 150 orphans in Crimea
The decision reversed the ICO’s 7.5 million pound fine and data deletion order against Clearview AI and found that Clearview AI was not subject to the ICO’s jurisdiction.
The DS-DELL-430 Series provides connectivity and reliability for mobile workers who require uninterrupted performance
Veritone iDEMS provides a large open partner ecosystem for ingesting, managing and securely sharing evidentiary data and providing advanced AI processing and analytics
Ongoing innovation, open architecture, and hybrid cloud solutions underpin sustained global market leadership
The technology enables law enforcement agencies to identify critical evidence, speed up investigations and safeguard victims
Chief Robert Tracy was leaving the event when the city’s Crime Center broadcast the license plate of a vehicle involved in a carjacking; the car was in front of Tracy, in traffic