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BREAKING NEWS
A Mt. Shasta PD officer was assisting a Weed PD officer with a drug search; when they went to confront a traffic stop suspect in the cruiser’s passenger seat, he pointed a gun at them
“Glock could have designed its pistols to prevent auto sears from working. They chose not to. That choice cost lives,” Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown stated
Former deputy Sean Grayson has been charged with murder after firing three shots, striking Massey when she removed a pot of boiling water from the stove
Officers must have approval before deploying crowd-control weapons, and blast balls must be thrown underhand unless facing an immediate threat
As the St. Clair Township officer and the suspect, who was reported to be suicidal, exchanged gunfire, a stray bullet fatally struck a child in a dentist’s office
When officers tried to stop the stolen car, the suspect tried to flee and crashed intp a police cruiser and a brick wall, the Waterbury Police Department stated
“Those men and women are deserving now,” Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. “They can be promoted knowing that they earned it and it was based on their merit”
Ian Cramer pleaded guilty to theft, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment; he previously pleaded guilty to homicide in the death of Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin
Officer Philip Schifini, 63, served with the Nassau County Police Department for 28 years
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
Nathanial Robinson was fired following an internal affairs investigation into the Dec. 11 incident
31-year veteran Officer Lou Golson was struck twice by gunfire shortly after stopping the unidentified suspect Saturday
Recent South Florida cases stemmed from photos or video posted on Instagram, the fast-growing social media site
The video shows the man lunging at the officer with a hatchet after many commands by the officer to drop the weapon
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they were seeking answers from the Obama administration about federal law enforcement’s use of surveillance technology
PRISM technology allows the officer to change the breathalyzer’s sensor on their own when needed
Designed to meet the demands of law enforcement professionals while making the job a little easier
The launcher serves as a pre-lethal response option in a variety of situations and environments
State court determined that a policy that makes it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars instead of having them impounded after stops is lawful
Male charged at a police officer with a knife, stabbing him twice in his vest