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BREAKING NEWS
“Had the deputy not been on scene or delayed performing this maneuver, the driver...would have likely gone into the water upon reaching the lake,” Sheriff Jeff Diederich said
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
The bill would extend the same regulations that apply to public and private K-12 schools by prohibiting both open and concealed carry, with exceptions for law enforcement
“What made this takedown possible was the outstanding work of our officers ... connecting the dots that revealed these burglaries were tied to the same crew,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
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?
PRODUCT NEWS
A woman who says she was wrongly ticketed by an automated traffic camera has accomplished the unusual feat of getting the state Supreme Court to consider her small-claims case
The justices said there is currently no reliable scientific test for marijuana impairment
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo changed the policy to require his officers to turn on their body cameras when responding to any call
The officer was one of two officers who suffered minor injuries in Monday night’s demonstration
Protesters chanting “free our people” gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis on Monday night
The suspect charged Deputy Bagby and tried to fight the deputy even after a TASER deployment
According to police, the demonstrators sprayed bottles with an unknown substance on officers
Buses carrying police in full riot gear and shields arrived near the downtown location where police said significant property damage was reported
Several protesters were seen in handcuffs, and city and county police later tweeted that they had arrested at least nine people
Rodolfo Ballardo crashed the stolen big rig at a gas station where he shot at Border Patrol agents before he was killed