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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
Video shows an EMS crew trying to coax the man into getting medical treatment before he started acting erratically, eventually emerging from a bedroom with a gun
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who was described by peers as hard-working and good-natured, was killed when a person drove onto the highway shoulder and struck him
“My wife [said] ‘What’s that dog doing, standing in the middle of the road?’…and I looked and I’m like, ‘That’s a freaking kangaroo,’” a 911 caller said
The exercise scenarios at Bland Correctional Center included a large inmate disturbance with injuries, a hostage situation, an intentional fire and a multi-inmate escape
Officials said the return-to-work officers will earn $31.89 an hour for their first year back, including longevity pay once the hiring packet is completed
As the deputy was driving through an intersection, the cruiser was struck by another car, causing it to roll over
Pasadena Police Department officers shot the man, who had previously fled a traffic stop, after he reached for a gun during a struggle with K-9 who latched on to him
In the first incident, a man threatened a woman before kidnapping her child; the next day, another suspect held a man at knifepoint when he was confronted by officers
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