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BREAKING NEWS
Damage to the Missouri State Highway Patrol cruiser showed that the suspect had fired multiple shots, including one that flew through the cruiser’s passenger window
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed that the shooter researched the JFK assassination and flew a drone over the venue before attending the rally
“It’s something to get people to talk about public safety and the police department as an example of Irvine’s sustainability goals,” City Councilmember Tammy Kim said
The monitoring team graded the quality of the department’s misconduct investigations, finding 72% to be of very good or excellent quality, compared with 23% six years ago
The suspect resisted the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputy’s instructions, retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and pointed at the deputy before the shooting occurred
Former Port of Seattle PD chief Rod Covey was fired three years ago after claims of workplace misconduct and racial discrimination
Sacramento County Deputy Mark Stasyuk was killed after being shot in the head while responding to a disturbance at an auto parts store
Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris stated that Butler officers alerted state police about the suspect’s suspicious behavior before leaving posts to seek him out
An officer fired a single shot, wounding the man after the TASER deployment did not affect him, allowing him to lunge at another officer
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
As demonstrations increasingly unfold outside synagogues, mosques and churches, the distinction between protest and intimidation is becoming harder to ignore
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
PRODUCT NEWS
Integration brings real-time drone telemetry into LeoCommand, enabling faster coordination and more informed decision-making for public safety agencies
TrueAllele’s admissibility history provides a foundation for the reliability of PG results with “limited, complex, or unresolved” DNA evidence
Effective decision-making increasingly depends on the ability to see events as they unfold and distribute that information instantly to those responsible for managing the response
New initiative provides dedicated resources and expert coaching to help police departments secure funding for advanced investigative tools
This session will examine how FirstNet, the dedicated public safety communications network, was leveraged to support planning, operations and response during a global-scale sporting event
The backbone of each conversation will be FirstNet and its continued impact on law enforcement efficiency and effectiveness at responding to cri
RTIC officers used city camera footage to locate the robbery suspect along with two other people implicated in the crime, leading to near-immediate arrests