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The juveniles told Newburgh Heights Police that they learned to steal the car by watching YouTube videos
The DOJ asserts that the District is imposing unconstitutional bans on semiautomatic weapons the administration says are legal to possess under SCOTUS’s 2008 Heller precedent
The U.S. Department of Education has also launched an investigation into the school’s security, looking into security reports, audits, dispatch and call logs and emergency notifications
Col. Christopher L. Paris will retire from his role with the Pennsylvania State Police early next month after accepting a position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
NYPD
The Verrazano 10-13 Association aims to care for retired NYPD officers; scholarships were awarded to four students, all sponsored by association members
Video shows the suspect following closely behind a woman and pressing a gun to her back, apparently attempting to use her as a shield to flee from the officer
Major Kathryn Downey alleged that after she reported misconduct by another officer, that officer retaliated by accusing her of misconduct and spreading false rumors
“He pulled it out, pointed it right at my face and pulled it. The trigger just didn’t go off,” the Canton Police officer can be heard saying in body camera video
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COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
If Police1 had existed in 1994, I would have used Nicole Brown Simpson’s tragic life and death to give context to the complexities of domestic violence calls
Media and public communications are vastly different in today’s digital age
Amid the threat posed by a man armed with a Katana, officers demonstrate exceptional de-escalation skills
The question of who can or should censor law enforcement trainers leads us down a dangerous path
The focus on finance in a recent survey on the best and worst places to be a cop doesn’t reflect the more complicated matrix officers face when deciding on a department to join or stay with
Readers debate the importance of factors beyond compensation, such as the impact of community support and state legislation on job satisfaction for police officers




PRODUCT NEWS
Setting the standard for drone operations as part of the incident response workflow
Multi-year agreement with longstanding customer highlights Cognyte’s growing success in expanding adoption of AI-powered solutions
Customer adopting Cognyte’s latest investigative analytics solution to accelerate investigations through actionable insights and greater automation
Purpose-built GenAI assistant accelerates analysis and investigative flows with intelligence-specific logic, driving faster insights, greater operational impact and unlocking new growth opportunities
Company commits to transparently propelling the power of AI in protecting people, property and places
Utah Communications Authority to implement Motorola Solutions Virtual Response statewide to speed response and prioritize 911 resources
In 2024, the agency initiated a competitive procurement to replace its existing CAD and mobile systems for both police and fire services
Officers monitoring the Colorado Springs PD Real-Time Crime Center told responding officers that a man involved in fights that prompted a 911 call had a gun in his pants
Eric Buer recently joined LiveU as the senior director of sales and business development for the Global Public Safety division

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