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BREAKING NEWS
The agreement includes suspending parts of the HALT Act for 90 days and safeguarding against excessive mandatory overtime
Certified medics can perform on-scene evidentiary blood draws for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, speeding investigations and reducing case delays
The pursuit ended when the boy crashed into a Sacramento County Sheriff’s cruiser and a bystander vehicle
The man had entered a privately owned recreation center with a bloodied bandage; he later became combative and approached Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies with a knife
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The footage shared by the Ketchikan Police Department shows the bears in the front seat of the car with the video captioned, “Don’t be suspicious. Don’t be suspicious.”
Eight deputies and detectives have been fired and 11 more have been suspended following the death of Mary Gingles, her father and a neighbor
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella credited the bystanders for averting a more extensive tragedy in the shooting that killed one man, Robert DeCesare Jr.
Louisville Metropolitan Police Department officials stated the 2021 Durango Hellcat couldn’t be used on their fleet or sold because it contained stolen parts, including the engine
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
From crime concerns to cultural signals, public support for policing is rebounding
Incidents across multiple states point to recurring issues with overtime, supervision and internal controls
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
A confrontation with a non-compliant semi-truck driver highlights the dangers officers face when engaging drivers inside running vehicles and why an exit strategy matters
As tensions escalate overseas, local agencies may face heightened risks from lone-actor attacks, soft-target threats and possible cyber retaliation
Why 360-degree coverage matters for small protective details
PRODUCT NEWS
Officials called the theft “despicable”
A review of police action during civil unrest in 2020 offered 26 recommendations, such as restricting use of tear gas
Chief LeRonne Armstrong thanked the community, saying his department will no longer have to rely on other agencies’ equipment
Montpelier Police Chief Brian Peete says the gel should do the job but with fewer painful symptoms
Deputies arrested the man on multiple drug-related charges
The surplus or expired equipment could potentially help protect militia fighters in Ukraine
“In this day and time you’ve got to have the equipment,” said Sheriff Richard Jones
A violent scene brought traffic to a standstill Friday morning
Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said that after two victims collapsed, two others became ill while trying to give them CPR from the residue on their bodies
“I think it will help police not only solve, but prosecute crime more efficiently,” said Sen. Scott Surovell