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BREAKING NEWS
St. Clair Township Police Detective Dakota Wetzel was able to open his eyes and give his family a thumbs up; the 4-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet
The shooter fired a single round from a roof on a university building as Charlie Kirk addressed students
The Enhancing First Response Act would recognize dispatchers’ lifesaving role and improve emergency communications infrastructure
Exposure to materials present at Groud Zero has been linked to 70 different cancers, prompting changes in how first responders prepare to enter fire or explosion scenes
The now-wounded suspect had shot a woman in the back of the head and wounded an Austin Police officer before attempting to hide in a neighborhood home
LEOs who are already credentialed in the state will get a $25,000 bonus upon hiring, $12,500 after one year of service and another $12,500 after two years of service
A $2.5 million grant funded the launch of the Philadelphia PD’s partnership with UPenn, which will provide 45 officers a Master of Applied Criminology and Police Leadership degree
Federal agents and National Guard troops will remain on the streets through the fall
Since November, the Office of Labor Relations hasn’t made the $850,000 in quarterly payments that go to widows and children of fallen employees through the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Officers’ alleged ICE welfare check at schools reveals confusion over 287(g) and local authority limits
A viral video raises a bigger question for police leaders: How do warning signs of bias go unaddressed — and what should agencies do now?
From crime concerns to cultural signals, public support for policing is rebounding
Incidents across multiple states point to recurring issues with overtime, supervision and internal controls
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
PRODUCT NEWS
State Police officials called his survival ‘unbelievable’
One of the law’s biggest changes is how it alters qualified immunity for police
The cameras would run the entire time they are worn, not just when a deputy draws a sidearm, which was originally planned
Troopers must wear them at all times and turn them on any time they are interacting with the public or responding to a call
The federal grant will fund the purchase of 36 body cameras for the Brook Park police department
Use of the company’s Rekognition software platform will be suspended for one year in the hopes Congress will have “enough time to implement appropriate rules”
A letter to U.S. lawmakers said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products”
The drones can detect temperatures, heart rates and respiratory rates from as high as 190 feet in the air
The trooper was responding to riots Monday night when a bullet was fired into his moving car
The new technology allows police to heat vehicles up to 133 degrees Fahrenheit to disinfect vehicle touchpoints