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BREAKING NEWS
Video shows LVMPD officers arriving on the scene to find a group of bystanders holding the bloodied and disarmed suspect on the ground
Two were injured after a recruit fired a shot to the ground; the recruit alleges he did not touch the trigger, while Sig Sauer maintains the P320 handgun cannot fire without a trigger pull
The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver came to a stop and finished drinking a beer in full view of troopers
Three officers who were fired and charged for using a TASER in an arrest were later reinstated; a court ruled that the mayor who publicized their firings was acting within her role
The San Antonio Park Police officer fired a shot at the man as he walked toward her with a knife; the man was struck but continued to get closer, leading the officer to fire another shot
Yessenia Sanchez pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated stalking in the November 2022 shooting of then-Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy Damian Colón
Warren PD officers deployed a TASER and issued multiple instructions for the man to drop the knife before the shooting occurred
“Our Real-Time Crime Center captured the moment he sped through an intersection, causing a crash...To make matters worse? He was still drinking when officers arrived,” the Duluth PD stated
The Greensboro PD is launching a community engagement model inspired by Omaha 360, a City of Omaha program that allows citizens to give input on police activity
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
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”
During National Police Week, officers from across the nation rode to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial