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BREAKING NEWS
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said if the bullet hit six inches higher, it would have struck Deputy Joe Kill directly
“I believe he should have never went back on the street after Hickory Police Department charged him with those crimes,” Catawba County Sheriff Don Brown said
City officials cite budget strain and low recruitment as officer ranks fall far short of what’s needed to serve California’s capital
After being taken off life support, Bloomfield Officer Timothy Ontiveros’ family made the decision to ‘continue to help others’ through the donation, New Mexico Donor Services stated
Chicago officers heard the man threatening to stab them if they opened the door; when officers entered the unit and deployed TASERs, the man lunged at them with a knife
Justice Samuel Alito issued a concurring statement that acknowledged the constitutional issues at stake but found the officers did not meet the threshold for emergency relief
The Edmond PD officer was conducting a traffic stop when another person attacked him, asking to be shot; the officer was able to subdue the man with help from a bystander
“It disheartens me that the cold-blooded killer of [an officer] can be released without serving the penalty our justice system handed down,” Milford Deputy Chief John Sanchioni said
Milford K9 duo earns National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Officers of the Month honors after lifesaving water rescue
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 brother of Reginald Thomas called 911 and said Thomas had a knife and was holding it under his armpit, but had not threatened those in the apartment with it
91 homicide victims made August the deadliest month in the city in two decades
The woman’s lawsuit says a deputy shot her with an ECD, then apologized with a cake that said, “Sorry I Tased You”
A Cambridge University study of British and U.S. police shows a 93 percent decrease in the number of complaints made against cops when they are using body cameras
One of the officers tried and failed to subdue the unidentified man with a TASER before the other officer fired several times
No officers were injured
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
Charlotte Police planned to phase out dash cameras in favor of body cameras, but city council members think the city should consider keeping both types of technology
The officers who fired fatal shots in five out of six cases — including Keith Lamont Scott’s — weren’t using the body cameras
The department said the grants are being awarded to 106 state, city, tribal and municipal law enforcement agencies