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BREAKING NEWS
West Valley City PD officers entered the home while the fatal stabbings were occurring; the killer did not stop raising the knife until he was fatally shot
After the Puyallup Police Department had called off a pursuit, the fleeing suspect, who is a convicted felon, spotted a marked patrol vehicle and struck it head-on
The man, suspected of armed robbery, refused to show his hands; Boise Police officers fired shots when he emerged from his hiding spot holding the stick
“Out of an abundance of caution we are surging resources,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “And you can expect to see an increase in police presence at critical infrastructure locations”
Rifles, handguns and AR-style magazines that had writing on them referencing mass shootings were unsecured in the home, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Berlin Police Department K-9 Casner escaped from his backyard, but was found safe about 11 hours later
“Let’s do some due diligence and see if we can’t tighten things to presumably prevent loss of life and harm down the road,” Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said
Two Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputies were helping a disabled motorist when a semi hit their unoccupied cruiser and left one of them dangling from the overpass
The Weld County Sheriff’s Office released video showing the suspect, whose charges have been dismissed because of the state’s mental health law, beating an unconscious victim
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
The new technology allows police to heat vehicles up to 133 degrees Fahrenheit to disinfect vehicle touchpoints
The company will provide free 5G access to all public and nonprofit state and local fire, police and EMS agencies for 10 years
The 12-foot-tall Mine-Resistant Ambush Resistant vehicle has been previously deployed to extricate individuals affected by shoreline flooding
The Axon Aware app allows law enforcement to view livestream footage remotely and receive critical real-time alerts
DNA evidence was sent to a private lab that compared the DNA to publicly available databases shared by consumer companies like 23andMe
Hundreds of KN95 masks distributed to law enforcement agencies statewide were found to be less protective against COVID-19 than the standard N95 masks
For the next six months, up to three airplanes outfitted with wide-angle cameras will sweep over Baltimore in daytime flights designed to capture movements across about 90 percent of the city
South Dakota cops cannot rely on involuntary catheterization to obtain urine samples from suspects, judge ruled
A lack of protective gear was cited by the officers as an ongoing problem
“This limited form of aerial surveillance does not constitute a ‘search’ under the Fourth Amendment, nor does it burden First Amendment speech activities”