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BREAKING NEWS
“Unfortunately for this particular drug dealer, TCSO had 20+ deputies, multiple K9’s, and multiple grappler equipped vehicles on patrol tonight,” Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said
A judge ordered a new trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith after U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris, who presided over the trial, raised “the risk of bias”
Officer wellness and resilience take center stage at 5th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit
Agencies in New York, Houston, Birmingham and San Francisco credit pay raises, outreach and new strategies with boosting academy numbers
The bill would extend the same regulations that apply to public and private K-12 schools by prohibiting both open and concealed carry, with exceptions for law enforcement
“What made this takedown possible was the outstanding work of our officers ... connecting the dots that revealed these burglaries were tied to the same crew,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said
Off-duty Boca Raton Police officers helped to smash the plane’s windows and rescue the occupants of the small aircraft
Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, who has joined over 1,300 LE agencies nationwide, took the oath at City Hall in full uniform with Mayor Adams
In Tampa, the state identified 44 locations, including an intersection near the “Back the Blue” mural, where pavement art must be removed, or the city will risk losing state funds
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
The program will collect images of the city to aid investigations and will pay for research to study if the program impacts the city’s crime rate
Five department employees have died from the coronavirus and an additional 5,600 are on sick report
An Illinois-based laboratory will send the city five testing machines and 5,000 testing kits to first responders and hospitals
Troopers will instruct travelers from Louisiana to self-quarantine for 14 days, and will log information on where they will stay while in Texas
Law enforcement statewide are stepping up enforcement of an expanding array of directives to combat the coronavirus
Officials have been watching the spread of COVID-19 through the NYPD and aim to curb the same in Los Angeles
Officers are used to risk, but at a time when Americans are being advised to stay six feet from each other, the perils and anxieties are new
This Police1 Academy online course, available at no cost, will give you critical training on recognizing COVID-19, preventing transmission and finding reliable information
The Chula Vista Police Department uses drones outfitted with speakers to enforce social distancing and monitor the city’s homeless population
An additional 16 officers are quarantined and 42 officers are off work due to experiencing various symptoms