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BREAKING NEWS
Officers who confronted the gunman and rescued victims say the events of June 12, 2016, continue to shape their lives and careers
“It’s giving them a glimpse of why we do what we do, but then we let them do some hands-on stuff to understand how we do it,” MCSO spokesman Mike Swafford stated
Director of Communications Gilbert Gallegos says fast responses and consistency are priorities crucial for building trust with community members and the media
“That work includes a responsibility to...listen, and to take actions that demonstrate a commitment to safety, healing, and justice,” Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance said
One officer was texting when he accidentally fired his gun through the wall of his condo; another was showing a gun to a coworker when he fired it through his cruiser windshield
“They don’t sign up to be shot,” said Phil Keith, a former Knoxville Police Department chief. “They sign up to be public servants”
Security footage captured a suspect pushing a man to the ground before stabbing him repeatedly; officers shot at the suspect, fatally striking him
After nearly an hour of speaking with the suspect and using less lethal devices, the man charged at officers with a knife, leading to the shooting
NYPD
Years before slain NYPD cop Rafael Ramos joined the department, he was an SRO trying to keep young kids out of trouble; one of those students is now an officer himself
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