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BREAKING NEWS
“I was like, an alligator? What do they want me to do about an alligator?” Smith County Deputy Brian Hutchins said; Hutchins was able to capture the gator using a makeshift lasso
Spalding County Deputy Joe Crumpton died at a hospital after nearly an hour of lifesaving efforts
Officers were guarding evidence at a homicide scene when a man emerged from an apartment and fired shots; he later opened fire again, wounding an officer in the face
Violent crime is down 19% in Prince George’s County, and property crime has decreased 15% compared to 2024; the county also welcomed its largest recruit class in a decade
The suspect called 911 under the guise of reporting an escalating domestic dispute; when a Bellevue Police officer arrived, the man lunged at him with a knife
First responders have conducted at least 629 rescues and 572 assisted evacuations; as many as 100,000 people have been under evacuation orders
Micah James Legnonis suspected to be involved in the same extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group tied to four suspects who planned an attack on L.A. businesses
Following his arrest, the suspect told investigators he “hated” police, that police “need to die” and he would “kill any cop I see from now on”
Investigators said Hieu Tran used his NYPD-issued firearm to shoot the man as they sat in their vehicles; a lawsuit alleges Tran “calmly fled the scene ... and went to work the next day like nothing happened”
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
The decision comes after an officer’s handgun “spontaneously discharged” while he was arresting a suspect in the police station lobby
The department plans to use the drones to assist largely with search and rescue, especially with missing persons and children
According to Chief Dana Wingert, the program is meant to complement data on traffic stops resulting in arrests or citations
The take-home car program is one improvement the city government has provided to the Greensboro Police Department in order to drive recruiting efforts
With a press of a button, a small air compressor inside the cruiser’s engine bay propels a GPS tracker through the air and onto the back of a suspect’s vehicle
A sergeant successfully deployed the Grappler Police Bumper, netting one of the suspect vehicle’s rear tires, and brought it to a safe stop
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