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BREAKING NEWS
Agencies reported 90,178 assaults in 2025, equating to 13.8 assaults per 100 officers — the highest assault rate recorded in the past 10 years
Off-duty Jefferson County SRO Larry Williams, who was dressed as Santa while volunteering at a church, detained the suspect and brought him to on-duty colleagues
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
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
Chief briefly mentioned the “on-body” camera technology while speaking with the D.C. Council about recent police misconduct
School board of Glynn County has given green light to police chief to establish policy on use of devices for school officers
A group of officers Wednesday began wearing on-body cameras, the first step toward the LAPD’s plan to outfit hundreds of officers with the recording devices
As he drove himself to a hospital, an Ariz. man calmly told dispatchers he was stabbed multiple times by his ex-wife
The 12-pound robots let agents navigate an underground labyrinth in a fraction of the time it would take an agent to explore the tunnel
The ACLU supports a Supreme Court decision that police must have probable cause to affix a GPS tracker on a car