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BREAKING NEWS
The driver repeatedly ignored Jacksonville officers’ attempts to stop him and continued driving through the Ironman course, nearly striking participants on multiple occasions
The Santa Monica Police Department’s drone is part of a First Responder Program that uses a sworn officer pilot to fly the drone and can assist responding officers on scene
Mental Health
“I don’t believe there is much attention given to the fact that we are people, too, and the job is stressful and has been in the past decade,” said Spanish Fort PD Chief John Barber
A multi-day mission targeting street takeovers netted a dozen arrests and 33 cars towed, but the events still pop up nearly every weekend, Lt. Chadd Stensgaard said
Baldwin’s legal team has signaled its intention to sue a Santa Fe sheriff and prosecutor after it was revealed they withheld evidence during his trial
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office’s Larry Koren, Lt. Fred Beers and Deputy Michael Levison and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue’s Matthew King were killed in the crash
The devices contain an AI-enabled camera and metal detector array that can find knives and guns while ignoring more innocuous items
In 2021, the man shot Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers in the face, killing him
Approximately 20% of Kentucky officers have expired body armor or none at all, and many are left to purchase their own equipment, according to the attorney general’s office
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