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BREAKING NEWS
Body camera footage of the incident was released after the man pleaded guilty to attempted murder of the Fort Wayne officer and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
The White House outlined sweeping measures to support law enforcement and reverse policies it says embolden violent criminals
The two, both employed with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, had recently separated and were in a custody dispute when the deputy fatally shot the detention specialist, then himself
Ex-trooper Kasha Domingue shot the man, who fled on foot from the 2018 stop, before misreporting the shooting as a TASER deployment
The suit claims Coos Bay officers were “deliberately indifferent” to the man’s signs of distress as they left him alone in a cruiser for several minutes
President Donald Trump said he is also invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to deploy members of the National Guard
The wounded officer was struck in both legs and sustained a graze wound to his face
Officer David Rose was mortally wounded while responding; Rose, 33, a former Marine who served in Afghanistan, had graduated from the police academy in March
Sgt. Caleb Eisworth was a decorated officer, having served for 23 years; he was riding his patrol motorcycle to an assignment when he was struck by a motorist
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 four-year, $12.5 million deal with Axon will provide body cameras to 4,000 Philadelphia patrol officers
The new standards will provide guidance on the tactical, legal and ethical use of unmanned aircraft systems
“We found essentially that we could not detect any statistically significant effect of the body-worn cameras,” researcher Anita Ravishankar said
The LE5 includes three different field of views
The Tactical Hemorrhage Control Trainer (THCT) is designed to help train LEOs to respond to trauma such as gunshot wounds and crushing injuries
The company is using technology that’s open to third party developers
The unmanned police station provides around-the-clock services to the public
The LAPD has become the largest agency in the nation to try using the devices
The man, who lives a short walk from the department, confessed to the thefts
Sgt. Scott Bright said that he’d never heard such an excuse in his 28 years of policing