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BREAKING NEWS
Metro Nashville PD Officer Peter Kinsey stopped a man walking alongside a highway when the man tackled him and fired a shot from his holstered service weapon
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
Ex-Antioch cop Eric Rombough stated he and a colleague shot rubber bullets, celebrated K-9 bites and falsified reports in order to “punish” citizens
The lawsuit alleges the Washington County Sheriff’s Office failed to conduct a proper background check on Austin Lee Edwards, who killed three and kidnapped a teen in 2022
"[Warren Police Officer Jacob Brooklier] took charge, placing the child in a rescue position, and initiating chest compressions,” the department stated
NYPD
The department is seeking the public’s help in locating the suspect, who was photographed by a surveillance camera after vandalizing the vehicles
According to the lawsuit, the deputy was subjected to a hostile work environment; she was allegedly mocked for her Black dialect by superiors before being relegated to menial tasks
If passed, the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act would be available to PDs with 175 or fewer officers and would help cover training, mental health support and recruitment efforts
“The officer blasted her horn…" Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. “It appears that he intentionally put his car in reverse and rammed [the officer’s vehicle]”
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
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”
During National Police Week, officers from across the nation rode to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
The approximately two dozen arrests so far have involved protesters blocking traffic
Mission to map and scan buildings and blocks ravaged by the Baltimore riots will treat the city as a crime scene writ large
Jury was expected to begin its deliberations later in the day after hearing from Tsarnaev’s attorneys and the judge
Man is in jail after authorities say he foiled his own robbery
Chief said no one at command post set up to monitor the event was aware that the FBI had sent a memo about Elton Simpson hours before the May 3 shooting
Though it’s unclear how many plainclothes officers roam the streets, experts believe it’s well into the hundreds
Officer ordered suspect to show her hands multiple times before she abruptly exited the car with a loaded .380-caliber pistol