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BREAKING NEWS
Two days after Mayor Ron Shinnick terminated the entire Cohutta Police Department, officials found his order violated the town charter
The Arizona DOT traffic camera video shows unmarked police vehicles following a white sedan before one vehicle deployed the grappler, stopping the suspect
Thurston County deputies attempted to get the driver to surrender for nearly an hour before using foam bullets to break a window and deploying a K-9 into the vehicle
“I lost my daughter many years ago, and I wish she could be here,” Cincinnati PD Officer Newman said. “…There are angels looking over us…there’s an angel for you.”
“Civil forfeiture is neither intended to be criminal punishment nor is the overall scheme so punitive...that the statutes amount to criminal punishment,” Chief Justice Meagan Flynn wrote
“If you choose to run, you’ll just go to jail tired,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook, adding that criminals “can’t hide from our horsepower!”
Unions serving Utah police officers, teachers, firefighters, transit workers and other public employees will be prohibited from negotiating on their behalf
The Williams County sheriff called the incident a result of “complacency and human error” and is not taking disciplinary action against the jail staff
The Rockland Regional Youth Diversion Team aims to allow teenagers accused of crimes to formally avoid the juvenile court system so long as they change their behavior
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
Agency received more than 80,000 public comments on the proposal to outlaw some types of 5.56 mm rounds, or .223 caliber
Some of the pot bales that suspects tossed out of an SUV during a high-speed pursuit got picked up by passing vehicles
Memphis, Houston, Cleveland and Detroit are among the U.S. cities working to reduce a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits
Secret government testing intended to find ways to interfere with rogue drones or knock them out of the sky
The hacker collective known as ‘Anonymous’ has claimed responsibility for an ongoing cyber attack on the city of Madison
The training is gaining more traction among police departments in dozens of cities, including Philadelphia and Dallas
Officer say they faced retaliation when they complained and refused to meet alleged ticket and arrest quotas
47-year-old William Sheldon Jr. died March 2 from cancer he developed from exposure to debris at Ground Zero
Windie Lazenko has worked with federal prosecutors, the FBI and police, testified before state lawmakers and addressed church and school groups