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BREAKING NEWS
The Youth Charging Reform Act shortens the list of crimes that require adult court for 16- and 17-year-olds; the face covering ban is intended to impact federal, state and local officers
Officials hope the project will attract more people to public safety careers and encourage them to stay in Bergen County and Hackensack, County Executive Jim Tedesco said
Coweta County Battalion Chief James Bartholomew Cauthen was killed and two others wounded when a nearby resident fired on the trio during a crash involving a deer
The Oakley City Council unanimously approved Antioch’s request to periodically use outside police agencies as force multipliers in support of the neighboring police department
“[They] definitely showed up with a plan ... and were gone just as quickly just after they did the damage,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day said
West Valley City PD officers entered the home while the fatal stabbings were occurring; the killer did not stop raising the knife until he was fatally shot
The footage shows a Liberty police officer and a firefighter wading into the water to reach the vehicle, turned on its side in an icy creek
“Six individuals who assaulted me, as I did my job on Jan. 6, as did hundreds of other law enforcement officers, will now walk free,” former D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone said
Deputies and department officials working 12-hour shifts in the area reported coughs, red eyes and headaches
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
The 9 ½-inch rail attaches to both the High-tube stock adapter and directly to drilled and tapped receivers for a completely rigid mount for optics and other firearm accessories
Their direct assistance makes the process of owning a home easy for our community heroes
Deputy was wearing body armor but not the right type to stop a spray of bullets from an AK-47 fired from behind an apartment door
St. Paul’s mayor has called for a review of the case, and an internal affairs investigation is underway
18-year veteran officer was hit in his vest after approaching two suspects parked in a vehicle
“Given the events in Ferguson and the skepticism that’s been directed at law enforcement, we have to take steps to ensure the public trust”
Murder suspect seeking ‘suicide by cop’ led officers on a foot pursuit that ended in a standoff in the waters of Lake Erie
Police raid severely injured a baby when a flash grenade detonated in the child’s play pen
Though the stolen gun was loaded, it did not fire
Senate’s No. 2 Democrat on Friday asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to review a program that provides high-powered rifles and other surplus military equipment to civilian police departments