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BREAKING NEWS
Nicholas and Michael Menendez will join the St. Louis PD after serving in the Army and graduating from the academy, following the footsteps of their mother, father and grandfather
The suspect, who ignored officers’ commands to drop the weapon, continued to retreat into his residence while firing multiple shots at officers
Sergeant Thomas Sanfratello, who was an avid collector of Hot Wheels cars, would givethe cars to children who visited the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office station
Adlerhorst International shares the name of Adolf Hitler’s bunker; the company’s president stated that the name was related to a dog’s bloodline and not to Nazi war efforts
Officers have received fresh de-escalation training, while about 3,000 officers are undergoing specialized training to “respond directly to civil unrest and the possibility of riots”
The pursuit, which involved a CHP helicopter and several ground units, ended after spike strips were deployed and police vehicles surrounded the suspect in the stolen truck
Holley was sitting in her marked patrol car when she was ambushed and shot to death; the suspect was also convicted of killing another man the same way
In his essay, Dr. Dennis P. Rosenbaum challenges what it means to create effective and tangible police reform
“You’re observing each officer, analyzing the scene, each person, each subject and thinking about what you would do differently,” Columbus Police Lt. Amber Rich said
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