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BREAKING NEWS
St. Louis County officials stated that the suspect lunged at the man he was holding hostage, prompting an officer to fire shots after nearly an hour of negotiation
“We are at the Trump assembly, and there’s a guy shooting — he’s been shooting up the police,” one female caller said
The Wabash County deputy, who resigned amid the investigation, has been charged with misconduct, theft and animal cruelty
“They can have a kid having a breakdown or something like that, let them see this dog and it just sort of calms everything down,” Wilson County Sheriff Robert Bryan said
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to calls of a man saying he would kill himself; they tried to de-escalate the situation for several minutes before he ran at them
Detective Clarence E. Word, III, 53, had served with the NYPD for 20 years and later served with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida
Assistant Chief Melissa Eger has served with the NYPD since 1999; she has received praise for her ability to create crime-fighting strategies and engage the community
Fla. law enforcement plans how to combat impaired driving if marijuana legalization amendment passes
The Florida Highway Patrol intends to increase the number of officers trained as drug recognition expert if the state’s Amendment 3 passes
Two police organizations have asked for an investigation into what they described as a “blatant political infringement into the civil service process”
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A bill targeting easily converted pistols could affect future sales of older Glock models, raising concerns among active and retired law enforcement officers
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
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