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BREAKING NEWS
Robert Crimo III would face a mandatory sentence of life without parole if convicted of first-degree murder
Officers responded to the scene after the man allegedly threatened someone with the gun; after the shooting, numerous bystanders surrounded and yelled at officers
The Marion County deputy was grazed by a bullet near his eye after the woman pulled a concealed gun from her pants
The jury ordered the man to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting Metropolitan PD Officer Jeffrey Smith
The emergency loan seeks to avoid unpaid wages as LAPD responds to anti-ICE riots involving violence toward officers and hundreds of arrests
Sgt. Shiou Deng, a 26-year veteran of the department, was struck by oncoming traffic after attempting to give aid in a crash
Houston officers were steps away from the man’s car as he turned toward them gripping a handgun still tucked in his belt, leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting
An off-duty San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputy took action after a Fontana man shot and fatally wounded a man and a woman
Cleveland Police Academy Recruit Cortez Smith suffered a medical emergency during physical agility training; he was transported to a hospital, where he died a day later
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
The unnamed gunman opened fire on officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance call, killing two and wounding one
The draft policies would limit when cops can shoot fleeing suspects and restrict the number of times police can TASER suspects
The 16 minute video shows officers assessing and then tending to wounds, securing the scene and talking to Scott as they knelt beside him
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