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BREAKING NEWS
The man repeatedly struck a cruiser parked outside a sheriff’s department substation with a 16-inch machete before being confronted by a deputy
Officer Travis “T.J.” Brown suffered a serious brain injury after being tackled by a protester on August 9, 2024
“This country was built on patriots stepping up, whether it was popular or not, and doing the right thing,” Cain said
The Elton Police chief disputed the amount of money the town council said his department spent; the council said he bypassed measures intended to keep the PD in budget
The push will last the next seven days with the option to extend “as needed,” under the authority of Trump’s order establishing the Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force
Wounded Trooper Joseph Perechinsky, after suffering two gunshots to the chest, stopped traffic in the area and applied a tourniquet to his colleague, Trooper William Jenkins
Sgt. Aaron Turner and his squadmates took the shooter’s gun and held him down until law enforcement arrived; 1st Sgt. Joshua Arnold rendered medical aid to the victims
The facility, funded by a $4.4 million state grant, uses drones, surveillance cameras and advanced communications to provide officers with real-time situational awareness
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office did not say whether a officer lived where the burning Hollywood Police Department SUV was found
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Why speed, clarity and language matter when false ICE activity claims go viral
Public reaction has been swift, but the incident will be assessed under federal use-of-force standards, vehicle threat analysis and Supreme Court precedent — not political pressure or hindsight
A veteran officer’s perspective on perception, movement and survival when a vehicle accelerates toward police
From political violence and immigration enforcement to shifting criminal justice policy, 2025 forced local law enforcement to absorb the consequences of national decisions — regardless of ideology
The Tijuana attack reveals a growing transnational threat — and the urgent need to modernize how state and local agencies acquire counter-UAS tools
Second Amendment auditors intentionally test police reactions. Here’s how officers can stay professional, protect rights and prevent encounters from escalating
PRODUCT NEWS
The grants are for 118 projects to aid public safety efforts and, in some cases, address law enforcement staffing issues that arose during COVID-19
“We’re duct-taping and bubble-gumming things together,” public safety director Lee Schmidt said
As they write parking tickets and direct traffic, traffic enforcement agents are regularly assaulted, screamed at and accused of writing bogus tickets, the union said
Sheriff Robert Luna’s request, which was opposed by the ACLU, includes plans to purchase a jail management system and new TASERs for deputies on patrol
South Pasadena will lease 20 Teslas for a minimum of five years for various duties such as patrol, administration and detective work
The career criminal with 58 felony convictions threatened law enforcement and bail bondsmen in a tense standoff that ended in gunfire
The new camera system pair directly with officers’ Axon BWCs allowing officers to sync directly with their dashcam audio
‘Technology played a huge role,’ said Cobb police Chief Stuart VanHoozer. ‘Those tools are really what got us the clues that we needed’
Officials finalized a policy and have begun issuing body-worn cameras in a rollout to several hundred employees
The V7000 camera integrates with Motorola Solutions’ command center, in-car video and radio solutions to offer agencies enhanced awareness before, during and after an incident