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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
Officers must have approval before deploying crowd-control weapons, and blast balls must be thrown underhand unless facing an immediate threat
As the St. Clair Township officer and the suspect, who was reported to be suicidal, exchanged gunfire, a stray bullet fatally struck a child in a dentist’s office
When officers tried to stop the stolen car, the suspect tried to flee and crashed intp a police cruiser and a brick wall, the Waterbury Police Department stated
“Those men and women are deserving now,” Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. “They can be promoted knowing that they earned it and it was based on their merit”
Ian Cramer pleaded guilty to theft, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment; he previously pleaded guilty to homicide in the death of Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin
Officer Philip Schifini, 63, served with the Nassau County Police Department for 28 years
NYPD policy states that precincts must provide “a private room or an office for employees to express breast milk,” which must “provide an employee with the requisite privacy”
Over a dozen officers have either resigned, been placed on administrative leave, been terminated or temporarily reassigned as a result of the investigation
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
Deputy commissioner called the actions of the suspect “very unusual” and “very menacing and threatening”
Detectives are questioning Andrew J. Neal in connection with the shooting of Officer Jordan Davis
Evidence from more than 6,600 rape kits that went untested for years have turned up 850 hits in the FBI’s nationwide database of DNA profiles
Police responding an invasion at the home of a credit union official uncovered a robbery plot and then found a man with an apparent bomb strapped to his body
9940 is the first with an integrated magnetic tail-cap with an aircraft-grade 6061-T6 aluminum body
A soft neoprene construction offers custom-fit comfort that will work with most small frame revolvers or automatics
This carrier features horizontal knife sleeves, shoulder utility ports and a 3D spacer mesh inner lining for air channeling and heat reduction
Two have been released from the hospital after being shot Thursday during a raid on a suspected drug house
The Mac’s Prisoner Transport Lift allows officers to lift high risk offenders strapped into a restraint chair into the vehicle
A beloved K-9 suffering from seizures and arthritis received a final salute and a police escort in a touching tribute that has gone viral