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BREAKING NEWS
After multiple attempts to subdue the man with a TASER, the officer shot him when he drew a gun from his pant leg; the suspect had been driving a car implicated in a recent robbery
“The driver had a serious leg injury and was unable to get any further away from the fire,” South Brunswick police chief Raymond Hayducka said
After a five-hour search, the woman was located by a drone roughly 150 yards from her vehicle in a heavily wooded area, lying next to a downed tree
The Olyphant town council voted this month to approve the use of a $187,000 Local Share Account grant to renovate and enlarge its police station
Simply by showing up to crisis scenes, Duke helps calm people down so they can communicate and receive medical assistance, if necessary
As Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Houston Division, Daniel C. Comeaux has focused on dismantling transnational criminal organizations and fighting drug trafficking
Pennsylvania State Police invested more than $40 million to purchase 2,000 body cameras, expanded-view cameras for 1,400 cruisers, and the software needed to store the footage
The Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police officials wrote that the first officer was ambushed while sitting in his vehicle; as backup arrived, the suspect fired nearly 80 rounds
During the pursuit, the suspect appeared to drive toward Santa Fe PD officers head-on; the driver was stopped and arrested after most of the vehicle’s tires were deflated
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
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
Officers were letting the teenager wait in a warm lobby for a ride when he destroyed the lobby