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BREAKING NEWS
“I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,” Michael Banks said
NYPD
Police said a substantial drop in subway crime is part of the broader decrease, with 1,328 fewer major felonies including 315 fewer robberies than in Feb. 2024
The Hillsborough police officer, who was ambushed in a secured area in the station’s parking lot, was able to return fire before the suspect fled on foot
Norfolk police say automated license plate readers contributed to a 40% drop in stolen vehicle reports
The suspect, a known felon with outstanding warrants, fired at Maricopa police before officers returned fire and a detective struck him with a cruiser
The Hanceville Police force is on leave as the town meets to determine whether to restaff it following an investigation that found rampant mishandling of evidence and other issues
Former Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting but found guilty of reckless firearm use
Former St. Paul police officer Felicia Reilly was responding to a call at a home when a suspect knocked her to the ground and assaulted her
Study seeks insights into how fear of retaliation influences officers’ decisions to report internal issues
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
Deputy was struck multiple times in the Thursday attack — one bullet lodged behind his left eye
Said in interview that characterizations of him as a wealthy donor who paid to join the force are “unbelievably unfair”
Deputy police chief called shooting a “tragic incident”
36-year-old sheriff’s deputy was shot multiple times while directing traffic in a school zone
Ambulances were dispatched when an SUV carrying two law enforcement dogs caught fire
The driver drove on the sidewalk, hit several parked cars and rammed the unmarked police car
Report released Tuesday suggests there’s been progress in how federal and local law enforcement officials share information following the Boston bombings
A sheriff’s deputy who can be heard in a video cursing at a suspect who later died was unaware that a volunteer deputy had shot the man
Malik Shabazz, the president of Black Lawyers for Justice, says his group also will conduct its own investigation into the death