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BREAKING NEWS
The Broward Sheriff’s Office currently staffs the facility 24 hours a day but says critical shortages and safety concerns make continued operations unsustainable
NYPD
Zohran Mamdani acknowledged that NYPD officers “put their lives on the line every single day;" in 2020, he called the agency “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety”
Sheriff Christina Corpus allegedly showed a conflict of interest in her personal relationship with a former chief of staff and retaliated against a union leader, among others
The West Palm Beach officer was taken to a hospital and released the same day; the suspect who fired at cops was charged with attempted first-degree murder with a firearm of an LEO
The grant provides Flint with $450,000 for police and fire sign-on bonuses, $652,456 for retention bonuses and $95,000 for fire performance bonuses, among other benefits
Priceville Officer Garry Chapman was terminated after a vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a passenger in an uninvolved vehicle
Cartels have issued bounties ranging from $2,000 to dox and surveil ICE and CBP officers to $50,000 for assassinating government officials, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said
Lance Shockley waited for hours near Sgt. Carl Graham Jr.’s home, then shot him with a rifle and shotgun as the trooper exited his cruiser
The Myrtle Beach officer made the “conscious decision to fire his weapon even though the sidewalk was crowded” in order “to protect the lives of innocent bystanders,” according to the report
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Dashcam video of an officer shooting a colleague underscores why firearms safety rules must apply in every setting, every scenario and every agency
As hostile drone threats become more sophisticated, law enforcement agencies face growing gaps in training, detection capabilities and operational preparedness
Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
As demonstrations increasingly unfold outside synagogues, mosques and churches, the distinction between protest and intimidation is becoming harder to ignore
A bill targeting easily converted pistols could affect future sales of older Glock models, raising concerns among active and retired law enforcement officers
PRODUCT NEWS
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
The Center for the Study of the Drone estimated that the number of public safety agencies using drones has increased by 82 percent in the past year
Guardian’s mission is to protect the integrity of the law enforcement profession by streamlining the vetting and hiring of peace officers.
The number of public safety agencies with drones has more than doubled since the end of 2016