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BREAKING NEWS
During the annual vigil, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke about the lasting impact of supporting families as 363 fallen officers were honored, including 109 killed in 2025
Mental Health
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley have introduced a bill aimed at expanding mental health support for police officers, firefighters and EMTs
The DOJ released a report following a two-year investigation into the Worcester Police Department, which stated that officers engaged in acts of excessive force without justification
The second officer is hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said
Highway cameras captured the pursuit, which ended when officers and community service officers safely secured the bird
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper will discuss his agency’s recent decision to no longer respond to mental health calls where a crime is not being committed
Drone footage provided a bird’s-eye view of the search area, allowing officers on the ground to use the drone’s imaging to pinpoint the suspect’s location, video shows
Illinois State Police officers fired shots at the man, injuring him; after the injury, the officers were able to coax him out of the vehicle and render medical aid
A bill that would allow the sale of siezed street takeover vehicles would give towns and cities revenue to pay for stepped-up enforcement, according to New Haven Chief Karl Jacobson
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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?
From crime concerns to cultural signals, public support for policing is rebounding
PRODUCT NEWS
Officials say the woman fired a gun at a crisis-negotiation robot, hit it with a broom and threw a cover over it
Bow hunting is becoming a more popular way of hunting for several reasons, including the level of skill it requires
Suspect somehow got his hands in front of him and when two officers returned to the vehicle, he started shooting at them
Former state police firearms instructor pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless endangerment
Thousands of defendants convicted of drug crimes after a chemist in a state lab tampered with evidence can’t be charged with more serious crimes or given harsher sentences if granted a new trial
Detective Wojciech Braszczok faces top-level assault charges in the September 2013 attack on an SUV driver
Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some equipment to local PDs
18-year-old gunman yelled, “Go ahead and kill me” to the officers as the Sunday shootout occurred
Montgomery County Police say 40-year-old Dajuan Graham of Burtonsville died Tuesday at a local hospital
A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a “kid”