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BREAKING NEWS
“Do you mean to say the DD?” the Murrieta Police officer asks before having the driver perform sobriety field tests
Steven Bixby, convicted of killing two Abbeville County officers in 2003, argues his anti-government beliefs make him unfit for execution under state law
Lee’s Summit Officer Jared Timbrook was shot in the left leg, left arm, the chest of his body armor and the shoulder and spent 6 to 8 weeks recovering at home before returning to light duty
The open carry case originated from the 2022 arrest of a man who livestreamed himself with a visible holstered pistol and a copy of the U.S. Constitution
Officers said that the forest was so thick that they had to crawl on their hands and knees at times to reach the woman
Worcester PD Officer Emmanuel “Manny” Familia was 38 years old when he jumped in a pond at to save a group of teens; two of the teens were rescued, but Familia and one boy died
Shawnee Police Department K-9 Dagger has returned to work after nearly a month of recovery
The suspect used a bolt-action rifle and left politically charged inscriptions on bullet casings after fatally shooting Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus
Trump said the city is “deeply troubled” and “we’re going to fix that just like we did Washington,” where he sent National Guard troop and surged federal law enforcement
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
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
PRODUCT NEWS
The new COA will increase the Chula Vista Police Department’s range of coverage for drone operations from a three to nearly 40-mile area
A man accused of killing two teens was found with same genealogy techniques used to find the “Golden State Killer”
A Calif. police force outfitted half of its fleet of cruisers with a technology that allows officers to track suspects’ vehicles without tailing them at 100 mph
A software allows crime analysts stationed in each department to compare crimes logged into NYPD’s database
Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn’t overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people
Workshops, networking and peer sharing for users of PowerDMS were the focus of Entrust 2019
The first-ever PowerDMS Entrust Awards celebrated three police departments for modernizing subpoena management, finding high-risk children with autism faster and saving their departments money
In an effort to make this year’s count more accurate, San Diego police scheduled helicopter flights with thermal technology to detect homeless encampments
Tactical shield provides transparent view eliminating blind spots; cost-effective, lightweight plate stops threatening M855/SS1109 green tip rounds
New products expand protective offerings for first responders involved in crowd management situations