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BREAKING NEWS
To properly upkeep the fleet, the city should be investing an estimated $20-$24 million annually, officials say; the 2025 budget allocates just over $6 million to buy new vehicles
Off-duty Boca Raton Police officers helped to smash the plane’s windows and rescue the occupants of the small aircraft
Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, who has joined over 1,300 LE agencies nationwide, took the oath at City Hall in full uniform with Mayor Adams
In Tampa, the state identified 44 locations, including an intersection near the “Back the Blue” mural, where pavement art must be removed, or the city will risk losing state funds
The child was caught by Asbury Park Police Officers Dewitt Bacon and John Walsh and local resident Joseph Dunbar after leaping from the window of the burning home
Alexandria Police Officer Whitney Buerger, once saved by an AED herself, delivered a shock that revived a man in cardiac arrest
Clinton Township Officers released video footage shot from above the suspect’s car, which showed he was in the vehicle before police swooped in to arrest the surprised defendant
When asked if President Trump had plans to aid in local and state LE staffing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated Trump’s successes in ICE recruitment
The deployments will include expanded patrols in Los Angeles, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area to target crimes such as auto theft and drug trafficking
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
Police have raided a Southeast Texas nursing home where police found elderly residents kept in floodwaters during Tropical Storm Harvey
Police Chief Andrew Greenwood said officers would make “very strong, rapid arrests” of protesters wielding weapons and wearing masks
Miguel Richards didn’t comply with repeated requests to drop the knife and pulled out what later turned out to be toy gun with a laser sight and pointed it at police
The money will be used to buy all deputies the same weapons, which will save on ammunition costs
The suspect initially fled but was later taken into custody
The city banned pepper spray in 1997 as a crowd-control weapon, though most agencies permit LEOs to use it to disburse violent crowds
Activists recently promised mass disruption if Jason Stockley is acquitted for killing Anthony Lamar Smith
Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh’s case has drawn extra attention because of reports American officials had debated whether to try to kill him in a drone strike
When Officer Anthony Cano approached the vehicle, Abel Rodriguez drew his weapon and opened fire
Roger Burzinski was shot after he failed to comply with orders after leading police on a high-speed pursuit with a baby in the car