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BREAKING NEWS
“It’s definitely not your typical traffic stop,” the Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 4 said
FBI Director Kash Patel said the attack was motivated by hate, citing the shooter’s statements against multiple religions and calls for violence against President Donald Trump
Two firefighters, who were in the country illegally, were detained during an ID check at the Bear Gulch Fire after BLM terminated contracts with their employers
After the suspect gained control of the Massachusetts State Police trooper’s TASER and deployed it against him, an off-duty Boston Police officer helped take the man into custody
BWC: Suspect waves machete in traffic, hits LAPD cruisers, then charges at officers before fatal OIS
Officers fatally shot the man after he waved the machete at bystanders, fled the scene in an erratic pursuit and charged at cops with the blade
The autopsy states Enrique Delgado-García died of complications from “intracranial hemorrhages due to blunt impact injuries of the head in the setting of physical training exercises”
The 30-year-old officer was struck by a box truck and thrown onto the asphalt; his motorcycle then struck a wall and burst into flames
Medical
Police officers brought the injured to the front of the church, where paramedics triaged them and, at times, loaded two or three patients at once into ambulances
Minneapolis Police say the shooter opened fire through church windows toward the children sitting in the pews during school Mass before dying at the scene
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
Chief George Kral said the vests give the wrong image of police officers to the community
Police leaders say the drone program has prevented potentially tragic shootings and clears non-emergency 911 calls
A proposed bill would require towns to hold public hearings before officers use any version of the technology
LE officials credit automatic license plate readers with helping officers recover stolen property and remove violent offenders from the streets
The program filters and searches surveillance footage to identify certain objects that appear on video
After watching riot videos, Kurt Boeker was inspired to create a grenade launcher that shoots projectiles at a safe velocity regardless of the target’s distance
Following several deadly incidents, Chief Erika Shields said police will not be allowed to pursue suspects’ vehicles until the department’s policies have been reviewed
The cameras, which are tucked into high-tech street lights, have helped investigators identify suspects, increase public safety
The vests have been distributed to detective squads in an effort to get more officers to wear the life-saving armor
Law enforcement agencies are continuing to transition to a more detailed reporting system