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BREAKING NEWS
After Memphis Police Officer Torres-Molina searched the man and removed a firearm, he attempted to detain the suspect in a cruiser; the suspect then pulled out a second handgun and shot the officer
Former Kansas City Police officer Eric DeValkenaere has been freed after his 2021 conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb in 2019
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is one of 13 law enforcement agencies in Washington selected to receive a cumulative $2.6 million in funding from the grant program
Explore the latest WalletHub report identifying U.S. cities with the highest increases in homicide rates for 2023, including Washington D.C., Memphis, and Detroit
The expanded K-9 capacity — the Regional Transportation District previously had one dog — is part of a security campaign to boost security on public transit in Denver
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office cut the positions, which were unfilled, to balance its 2025 budget after losing $615,000 from the county’s general fund
Instead, the Santa Fe Police Department is ordering vehicles with EcoBoost gasoline engines for this year’s fleet replacement purchase
“The Commission’s decision finds the Appellant’s tweets to be protected speech and are not just cause for his termination,” a decision by the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission states
Commerce City officers thought they would find a body while investigating a power outage near a transformer
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
In September, the Spokane City Council approved a $733,000 contract with Taser International for 220 body cameras
A gunman opened fire inside a Ohio nightclub early Sunday, killing an off-duty police officer and two other men and wounding a fourth man
Pa. county recently installed an interview room in the services center that is equipped to videotape witnesses and suspects during questioning
Idaho measure would allow retired law enforcement officers and those with new enhanced concealed carry permit to bring their firearms onto campus
California’s attorney general on Thursday appealed a federal court decision that overturned San Diego County’s concealed weapons restrictions
An LAX police dispatcher who received a call seconds after a gunman opened fire last year didn’t know where to send officers because no one was on the line
Gunfire erupted near an Alexandria farm house Monday night, leaving a man and a woman from North Dakota dead
The new system requires school staff to wear wireless security badges connected to the district’s WiFi system to communicate to police dispatchers
At the Detroit Police Department, the city would spend $38 million on tech improvements, including what it calls a “fully integrated public safety IT system”
As Mexican troops forced their way into Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s main hideout in Culiacan, the country’s most powerful drug lord sneaked out of the house through an escape tunnel beneath the bathtub