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BREAKING NEWS
The cards, which will be given to inmates statewide, will feature the faces of crime victims and information on how to report anonymous tips to Florida Crime Stoppers
Cincinnati officer cleared in OIS of armed man; suspect’s father accused of using car to kill deputy
The fleeing suspect pointed a loaded gun at Cincinnatti PD officers during the incident, the county prosecutor stated; the next day, the suspect’s father fatally struck a deputy with his car
The Hawkins PD lieutenant was fired for alleged “dereliction of duty” and “abandonment of post;” the other officers were dismissed following claims they were not properly hired
Officers heard screams from outside the home and fired shots when they saw the man holding what appeared to be a rifle, striking him in the leg
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on a roadway; they tried to speak with the suspect through a door before he emerged and tried to stab them
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies worked to de-escalate for 40 minutes as the man stood in a pond and refused to come out; a deputy then used the lasso to take him into custody
“Of all the protests I’ve been involved in, which is well over a hundred now, I’m most proud of what I did today,” the man said in a social media post that included photos and video
Clearwater Police Chief Eric Gandy characterized the incident as “targeted, purposeful and accurate”
An Orange County deputy confronted the man after noticing he had two firearms; during the encounter, the man struck the deputy several times before grabbing the weapons
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
Before being fatally wounded, Jeffrey Clair Cave shot two officers, seriously wounding one who is currently in serious stable condition
Officers were searching for a car taken in a carjacking when they tried to talk to a teen suspect on the street and he opened fire
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