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BREAKING NEWS
Trooper Corey Thompson, 28, served with the Illinois State Police for nearly five years and was assigned to the Special Operations Group Fatal Four team
The proposal is intended to allow patrol officers to be deployed more effectively in the field, according to Albany officials
“There was incredible, swift action that took place,” Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said, adding that it stopped the suspect from going into the casino to continue the rampage
Helicopter video shows the suspect fleeing at high speeds in a yellow corvette before being cornered by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies and exiting the car with the gun
The man shot the officer in the hand after a pursuit; he was found less than 24 hours later using a thermal drone and is being held on a $10M bond
Old Orchard Beach reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, originally from Jamaica, overstayed his visa; the attempted purchase triggered an alert to the ATF, which alerted ICE
Revere Chief Maria LaVita brings nearly 30 years of service, legal training and federal task force experience to the top job
Albert Booze pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after using Deputy Christopher Knight’s TASER and a knife in a 2021 fatal confrontation at Bibb County Jail
A note found on the shooter’s body suggests he blamed the NFL for CTE and may have targeted its Manhattan headquarters, Mayor Eric Adams said
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A viral video raises a bigger question for police leaders: How do warning signs of bias go unaddressed — and what should agencies do now?
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
PRODUCT NEWS
Police in Lincoln, Neb., used drone technology for the first time to aid an investigation into an explosion that caused damage to several homes
At one point, Shawn Christopher Buck pointed a handgun at a trooper
Police say they received 911 texts from a woman claiming she’d been sexually assaulted
As police pitched their plan to fly drones in a series of forums held across the city, the reaction was less positive than they might have hoped
The deputy is survived by his wife and four children
When things calmed down two hours later, eight officers had been sent to hospitals with injuries ranging from a broken hand to cuts on the face
The officers fondly named the resisting goats “Thelma” and “Louise”
The BUG Pocket is a fully enclosed, virtually undetectable backup gun vest holster
The new system would allow the two agencies to share one dispatch system in order to receive information from both agencies at once
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds after protesters threw rocks and bottles at them