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BREAKING NEWS
Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill was killed in 2021 while working at the site of an overnight paving project
The San Antonio PD officer attempted to tase the man twice, but the deployment was ineffective; the officer dropped the TASER while the knife-armed man advanced toward him
Michael McMahon was convicted in 2023 of contributing to a transcontinental pressure campaign; the tactics ranged from Facebook messages to a threatening note on the man’s door
Initiative marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation and launches new training program on ethical leadership, community protection and genocide prevention
“Let’s not use fear to undermine a tool that protects our communities. We need thoughtful policy, not paralysis.”
“We’re so short-handed, we worry about [patrol officers’] abilities mentally and physically,” Muskogee Police Chief Johnnie Teehee said
A wave of new bills throughout the country would establish peer networks, crisis hotlines and insurance coverage for trauma-related conditions like PTSD
LAPD’s recruitment campaign targets adults 21–35 with ads on Instagram, Twitch, Reddit and LA billboards
“If I have cancer and I can do it, then so can he,” said Springboro Police Department Officer Megan Graham, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2024
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
Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was worried the administrator would discover he had been embezzling money
The department rescinded the award after newly released dash cam was published
In an 18-page letter to the agency, the ex-sheriff also said the deputy had not followed policy for documentation
The inmate slipped out of his leg shackles and smashed a window to escape
The death of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz in September triggered a massive manhunt
Investigation of Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s death determined that the officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Trooper Alex Douglass, of Dunmore, placed 47th in the handcycle category of Sunday’s 26-mile race
She’s determined to push measures that would expand background checks
Arkansas State Police arrested 50-year-old David Houser on suspicion of filing a false police report
Authorities are looking for an escaped prisoner charged with killing a rural county’s sheriff