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BREAKING NEWS
Department leaders and experts in the state have cited a negative public view of the profession since 2020 and the long hours the job requires as reasons for the recruitment dip
The Cleveland PD stated that the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a planned warrant service; Sheriff Shawn Price stated he did not know about it until 15 minutes beforehand
After being spotted by Portland Police while doing doughnuts, the suspect fled for 18 minutes before crashing into an uninvolved vehicle and attempting to flee on foot
Senior Rutland City Police officers violated multiple pursuit policies, contributing to trainee Officer Jessica Ebbighausen’s death, an internal affairs investigation states
Attorneys for ex-Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson argue the judge wrongly allowed bodycam footage of his comments after the shooting to be shown in court
The Pickens Police Department is now planning surveillance activity at the local Walmart after five of six gingerbread suspects “escaped” apprehension
Since joining in 2003, Chief Derrick Lew has led the SFPD’s Crime Gun Investigations and Drug Market Agency Coordination centers and helped lead a crackdown on illegal drug markets
When Middletown Police Department officers responded to the stabbing, the suspect fled on foot, climbed through a window of a locked cruiser and drove off
The city of Rosemount has not released information about the nature of the complaints against former chief Mikael Dahlstrom, which were made anonymously through the survey
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
A confrontation with a non-compliant semi-truck driver highlights the dangers officers face when engaging drivers inside running vehicles and why an exit strategy matters
As tensions escalate overseas, local agencies may face heightened risks from lone-actor attacks, soft-target threats and possible cyber retaliation
Why 360-degree coverage matters for small protective details
Foreign conflicts, local consequences — six priorities for law enforcement leaders as global tensions rise
An incident in which NYPD officers were pelted with snow in New York City raises larger concerns about public order, leadership and the normalization of hostility toward law enforcement
PRODUCT NEWS
AI leader expands accessibility and reach of its award-winning AI solutions with AWS Marketplace listings
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Delivers up to 1,000 lumens, 22,000 candela and beam distance of nearly 300 meters
Patrol officers will be able to watch live video feeds from drones dispatched to crime scenes by a gunshot detection system
“With the introduction of our Rugged Docking Stations for Zebra ET8X 12” Tablets, we are thrilled to further empower our customers in the energy and utilities, public safety, and warehousing sectors,” said Brett Young, Havis Director of Sales
The virtual event is designed to identify strategies for combatting dangerous and wasteful practice of placing fake 911 calls to elicit an emergency response
Flock Safety’s suite of hardware and software solutions help solve over 10 percent of reported crimes nationwide, with the goal of solving 20 percent of crimes by 2025
“[The program] launches more efficient investigations, builds stronger cases and leads to more effective prosecutions,” NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said
With a commitment to leveraging modern technology, the Fox Valley Park District Police Department recognizes the value of Mark43’s RMS in saving time, harnessing analytics to improve operations and delivering real-time information to support public safety
“Reducing potential hearing loss of officers and the public during shooting events was a major factor in our testing,” said Chief Ken Roske of the Pasco Police Department