Police News
Find the most up-to-date police news on patrol, investigation, law enforcement leadership, recruiting, staffing, training, and police officer safety.
Want more breaking news delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to learn about law enforcement news happening across the industry.
BREAKING NEWS
The man shot by the Buffalo Police officer had a box cutter and a pair of scissors and stabbed the officer in the back
Matthew Muller was charged with two felonies of sexual assault thanks to information Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges acquired in correspondence with Muller
“Do you mean to say the DD?” the Murrieta Police officer asks before having the driver perform sobriety field tests
The FBI will deploy aerial armor technology to prevent further drone interference in the Palisades firefighting area
The attacker fired at New Orleans officers from behind an airbag after crashing into revelers on Bourbon Street; two officers were wounded during the exchange
A New York Times photo captures Officer Chrystian Banuelos carrying an elderly resident to safety
Michigan State Police troopers can be seen running and climbing over a highway barrier after seeing that the truck was not going to move over
“I cannot supervise all these officers making more money than me and [be] responsible for making all the decisions,” NYPD Sergeant Yahaira Lopez-Gonzalez said
The lawsuit alleged that MDSP’s physical fitness and written tests were not job-related and disproportionately disqualified women and African American applicants
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
Police can see near real-time updates from sensors and surveillance cameras
Boots tough enough to stand up to any job
There may not be any single ‘best survival knife’ so what’s important is to know what will fit your needs and how to find it
Drone use is becoming an issue as the unmanned aircraft become more popular, especially as a way for hobbyists to create videos
Police in Camden used a TASER for the first time to take down a mentally ill woman threatening officers with a foot-long knife
Ballistic blanket promises protection against 90 percent of weapons used in U.S. school shootings
Pittsburgh has become the arsenal of cybersecurity because it is home to CMU’s Software Engineering Institute with its 260-person CERT cyberteam
People who hijack their neighbors’ WiFi to commit crimes on the Internet shouldn’t expect their misdeeds to stay hidden
A 2-year-old Supreme Court decision has caused more confusion than clarity on how police may track the whereabouts of criminal suspects