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BREAKING NEWS
After resisting arrest and fleeing from the Brookhaven officer, the man fled into the ceiling; he later climbed down and was taken into custody after being found by the drone
President Trump thanked officers and National Guard Troops for their service and said their efforts were making the country run
Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer and was being held in jail
According to the Anne Arundel County PD, homicides are down 14% since the beginning of the year, non-contact shootings are down 42% and commercial robberies are down 50%
Eddie Garcia, who is currently serving as an assistant city manager in Austin, will be the Fort Worth department’s 28th chief of police
Ryan Michael Bate faces 20 charges, including two counts of capital murder, for the deaths of Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada
Paducah Police Department Sgt. Ryan Hudson had an underlying cardiac condition, which Chief Brian Laird said was aggravated during a high-stress shooting scene he was supervising
The Iowa City Community Police Review Board has begun the process of dissolving after 28 years following the passage of Senate File 311, which bans the boards statewide
An 11% drop in homicides follows coordinated efforts like Operation Viper and the expansion of Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Bluff City Task Force
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
Major Tommy Bradford lost his left leg below the knee
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s grant program will help upgrade call centers to Next Generation 911 capabilities
Brooke Lyn Maynard, 24, was killed while driving one of two cars that police said were hit by the fleeing suspect
Officials said Officers Donald DeMiranda and Ryan Moore are both in good condition following the exchange of gunfire
The case is being closely watched by law enforcement and safety advocates
The high-tech system, formally called “Rekognition,” is touted as able to pick a person out of a crowd and track their movements in real time
A vote by San Francisco supervisors this week to abruptly cut funding for police TASERs has stirred doubt about whether officers will ever get them
The groups are asking Orlando Chief John Mina to “forgo the use of public surveillance and facial recognition technology as a tool of law enforcement”
A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that cops’ use of Long Range Acoustic Devices against protesters can be considered excessive force
The measure would have given San Francisco officers more latitude in when they can TASER suspects