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BREAKING NEWS
Under the program is paired up with a Cleveland police officer who is trained in crisis intervention
The new 10-officer unit will patrol the area on foot, bicycles and motorcycles; the city’s four-person mounted horse patrol unit will also be dedicated to the area
The trooper was filling out paperwork about 20 feet off the highway; a driver went off the highway and struck the trooper’s vehicle, sending it 60 feet
“That’s the intentional, and quite frankly aggressive, nature of how we’re pursuing our most violent offenders, how we’re swiftly taking them to jail,” Interim Chief Michael Pickett said
Randy Rangel, who spent 32 years with the department before retiring in 2023, claimed he was retaliated against after he reported fraud, discrimination and lax supervision
NYPD
The officers are accused of fleeing the scene, leaving a man to die; they returned to their precinct, finished their shift and signed out without reporting what happened, police sources said
Michigan voters in 2018 legalized the possession and use of small amounts of marijuana by people who are at least 21 years old, though it cannot be used inside a vehicle
Video shows individuals smashing cruiser windows with cones and climbing onto NYPD patrol cars as officers responded to the unruly street gathering
After spotting the gun, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation; officers fired shots when the man raised the gun and pointed it at them
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 officers fatally shot a machete-wielding man after he ignored their orders to drop the weapon
A photo going viral sends the message of '#respect’
The department has confirmed an officer shot another once in the neck during a pursuit in May
Officers released footage to show how toy guns can be a life or death situation
Many are struggling to strike a balance between the public’s right to know and privacy protections
The deputy had come out of retirement to earn money in order take his granddaughter on vacation when he was killed
Deputy was shot multiple times in the back of the head and in the back
The father of Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder wants cruisers retrofitted with bullet resistant glass
The lack of progress in the investigation of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s slaying has raised concerns
The animosity being directed at police officers has had a ripple effect across the country