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BREAKING NEWS
In addition to scores of cops in plainclothes, plans include highly-trained Emergency Services cops on rooftops, Aviation Unit cops in helicopters and bomb-sniffing dogs
The Walbridge Police officer blew a .168% BAC on a breathalyzer test administered at the scene; he was relieved of duty immediately
The Surge Training Operations Center aims to help onboard new DHS personnel by the end of 2025 while continuing to support training for law enforcement partners
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found the deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which limited the use of the military for law enforcement purposes
“We’ve already had ongoing operations with ICE in Chicago... but we do intend to add more resources to those operations,” Noem said during a TV news appearance
Indianapolis police say the man, initially found unconscious in a drive-through line, later used his car to trap an officer against a wall
A judge ordered a new trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith after U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris, who presided over the trial, raised “the risk of bias”
Officer wellness and resilience take center stage at 5th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit
Agencies in New York, Houston, Birmingham and San Francisco credit pay raises, outreach and new strategies with boosting academy numbers
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
PRODUCT NEWS
The drone was used to track then help arrest the man during a daytime standoff
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
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