Police News
Find the most up-to-date police news on patrol, investigation, law enforcement leadership, recruiting, staffing, training, and police officer safety.
Want more breaking news delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to learn about law enforcement news happening across the industry.
BREAKING NEWS
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has accused an LAPD commander of using fake login credentials to access communications that the league distributed to its members
When the Redding Police officer exited his patrol vehicle, the woman punched him in the face, then reached inside her pants and hurled feces at him
Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, accused of leading drug and murder operations for Tren de Aragua, now faces U.S. sanctions and a $3 million reward for his arrest.
The child was “severely dehydrated, emaciated and barely clinging on to life,” Phoenix police said
“While (investigators were) on scene, the father of the suspect brought his son ... to the Leesburg Police Department, where he turned himself in,” the department stated
The Policing Leadership Academy’s creators believe the communication training can also help officers goals to increase community engagement and improve officer morale
A man adapted his agricultural drone to save a man stranded on a rooftop during severe flooding in Guangxi
The driver fled after reversing into a Marion County Sheriff’s Office cruiser multiple times, eventually crashing through a fence and going airborne before being apprehended
The legislation requires the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to investigate quota-related complaints and to provide an online form for officers to report alleged violations
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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?
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
PRODUCT NEWS
The university is beefing up its emergency alert system and streamlining the way officials communicate after the attack exposed flaws in the text-message procedure
The partnership will enable police agencies to automatically process in near real-time large volumes of audio and video evidence
Ford Motor Co. says it will offer a police pursuit version of the hybrid Fusion midsize sedan, in response to requests from cities nationwide
Mattis K. Nine will provide comfort to crime victims, children and the elderly during the tough times when deputies are called
Critics argued the checkpoints violate due process rights and protections against unreasonable search and seizure
Officers who work the evening shift will get the cameras as part of a pilot program ordered by a federal judge
Alize Castilleja was driving a car that was possibly involved in a home burglary
“I told both of them that the toy gun looked real and may get them killed if they carried it or pointed it at someone”
Armondo Vinaja was being treated at the hospital, but escaped and stole an ambulance
The high-speed pursuit would have normally been called off, but police believed an abducted child was in the van