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BREAKING NEWS
The 14-year-old girl was hiding in a mall changing room when an officer shot at a suspect; the bullet skipped off a floor tile and fatally struck her
Davenport PD Corporal Dave Morse figured out what the woman had tried to buy from scammers, while Cam Anderson put together the table she’d been wanting for months
The $400,000 grant will be used for speeding enforcement, adding DUI checkpoints and targeting distracted drivers
Bristol Police Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy died in an ambush after a suspect used a fake 911 call to lure officers following a traffic stop
Pelletier had served 11 years with the state, and was vested in his pension; however, the funds are currently inaccessible to his widow because he did not reach retirement age
“[This] rescue is a testament to the power of collaboration, advanced technology, and the unwavering dedication of our law enforcement and emergency response teams,” PD Chief James Floyd said
The gator wandered through a neighborhood before taking refuge under a car near the house waiting on the pizza delivery, which was ultimately carried out by a Bradenton PD officer
Aurora Chief Todd Chamberlain said he hopes the policy change will disrupt the cycle of crime tied to stolen vehicles, such as carjackings and related offenses
Webster Police Department officers were also met with “heavy resistance” from the suspects during the raid; the dog attacks sent three officers to a hospital
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A Riverside case involving disabled veteran plates touches on police discipline, military service, due process and public perception
A shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shows how fast a high-profile event can turn into a critical incident — and what officers must do to be ready
Officers’ alleged ICE welfare check at schools reveals confusion over 287(g) and local authority limits
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
PRODUCT NEWS
It is important for departments to manage the expectations of judges, oversight boards, and the public about the realities of using the technology
The activists wore holstered antique or toy guns on Capitol grounds
The state passed a law that allows police to use drones equipped with non-lethal devices such as TASERs
A precision micro-textured reflector shapes the light from its high-efficiency LED to create a smooth, far-reaching beam
The law would have directed agencies to develop a policies on body cameras and procedures for public access
The child exploitation investigation conducted at Jared Fogle’s home last month was done with Indiana’s mobile lab
Officers had to subdue the man with a TASER after he threw bricks through windows
Prizm technology features a formulated dye that “fine-tunes” colors in order to heighten the contrast between targets and surrounding objects
The capability of the UAVs to intrude on private spaces and videotape people from afar has raised major red flags
State has become first to establish wide-ranging law enforcement rules for bodycams