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BREAKING NEWS
“No beavers or officers were injured,” a spokesperson for the Bartlett Police Department said
The man refused commands for 45 minutes before raising his gun toward a police response team, prompting SWAT snipers to fire, killing him
Bodycam video shows the woman backing into a patrol car, defying commands and splashing an Edmond PD officer in the face with a liquid later confirmed as urine
An MRAP vehicle performed a successful PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing woman, who identified herself to officers as a “CIA agent”
The 34-year-old officer, assigned to the 18th District CAPS unit, was remembered by colleagues as compassionate and deeply devoted to her family
“I was like, if they’re going to walk, then I’m going to walk too, because it’s my job,” Oachita Deputy Nathan Lane said
“Captain [James] Myers provided ‘service above self’ to the Orangeburg community for over a quarter of a century,” his obituary reads; Myers was killed by Mikal Mahdi in 2004
Wood County Deputy Melissa Pollard was fatally injured when she hit the truck from behind in her cruiser
After receiving a report of shots fired near the barracks, troopers left the building and “engaged the suspect, fatally wounding the individual”
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 fugitive is accused of shooting at police in two states
One question is whether the officer should have been involved in the situation or have been handled by school officials
Deputy Constable Jeffrey Radford died hours after a two-vehicle crash
Officer Daniel Webster suffered gunshot wounds to his upper body and jaw
The RS2-X2L body camera features up to eight hours of battery life and 32GB of memory for up to 34 hours of video and audio recording
The cop and about eight other officers issued a total of 56 tickets county-wide that day
The officer is expected to make a full recovery
Despite the uptick in favor of tighter gun laws, Americans remain deeply divided
A family member had let the dogs out about 4 a.m. and saw two people in the SUV
The ordinance would also require vendors to submit a weekly report to police