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BREAKING NEWS
A bystander flagged down the Des Moines officer after spotting the unattended weapon on the roof
Two people were killed and nine were wounded when a man armed with a handgun opened fire in an engineering classroom as students took final exams
Pierce County deputies rescued elderly people, adults and children trapped around their mobile homes as the Puyallup River rose
The suspect was in jail for 30 months since his arrest in June 2023 on suspicion of starting the previous summer’s Oak Fire, which burned 19,244 acres near Yosemite National Park
Students sheltered in place for hours as police searched academic buildings and neighborhoods around the Ivy League campus for the shooter
“I can’t walk,” the woman can be heard telling a Sterling Heights officer as she tried to move away from her smoking car
The Columbus Division of Police reported declines in murder, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and theft by taking a motor vehicle,
Wellness
Ohio lawmakers allotted $40 million to launch a fund that will help firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel cover lost wages and medical costs tied to duty-related PTSD
Mental Health
Trooper Rassan Charles spoke to the man to reassure him, reminding him he wasn’t alone and eventually coaxing him off the Tobin Bridge
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
To demean policing rather than precisely identify its failures and limitations serves only to undermine progress
What should law enforcement leaders make of a retiring officer’s last radio call that went viral for all the wrong reasons?
If members of our profession continue to deliver indefensible blows such as those delivered in Memphis, the American police profession as we know it may very well find itself on the ropes.
The department, sheriff’s office and state bureau of investigation have steadily released information about the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols as the community and nation braces for the release of bodycam video
Being the voice of your agency is an incredible challenge but one that you can use to build trust even through difficult times
The presence of officers at a scene where two EMS workers interacted with a patient who subsequently died necessitates a discussion about the special relationship exception to municipal liability
PRODUCT NEWS
Acquisition to address increasing safety, security and defense use cases for autonomous systems and secure high bandwidth communications
Company donates $142,400 to help fallen police survivors; launches special edition ‘blue’ lights for a cause
The Violent Crime Intervention Fund award enables the Oakridge Police Department to outfit every patrol member with a BWC
The agreement marks the first step in a long-term collaboration aimed at integrating SpecTIR’s world-class sensor technology with Drone America’s flight-proven UAS platforms
Devices identify more than 1,200 substances such as fentanyl and methamphetamine in seconds while accurately differentiating other high-risk materials
Cloud-based emergency backup solution enables PSAPs to continue to answer 9-1-1 calls in the event of equipment outages, system failures and evacuations
The new device allows users to instantly convert their existing Hawk Lapel Microphone or Fox Listen Only Acoustic Tube Kits from tubed earpieces to tubeless
Designation follows the firm’s hiring to assess SLVECC’s ability to comply with a 2024 state law that sets strict call-transfer limits for Utah’s 911 centers
Veteran-owned, faith-based coffee company taps trusted industry agency to expand within the tactical, military, and freedom-loving communities
When standard forensic software fails, almost 200 public and private DNA laboratories send their data to Cybergenetics’ for advanced TrueAllele technology DNA interpretation