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BREAKING NEWS
“I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,” Michael Banks said
The shooter, who was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, set off a fire alarm to draw Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students out of classrooms
Officer Jairo Rodriguez, 53, joined the Newark Department of Public Safety as a traffic cop in 2022; after being struck, he was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries
“Sergeant [Jacob] Wolterbeek was a respected member of the Biddeford Police Department,” Chief JoAnne Fisk stated
“I’ve been working really hard with the community; they are actually accepting us now. I’ve seen a change in that,” Lake Norden Chief Mike Morgan said
After several resignations following the fatal police shooting of Christian Glass, the police department has no officers left, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office said
Fall River police arrested the man on multiple charges after he was removed from his “seasonal bind” and medically cleared
Kansas City Police Captain Jim Swoboda alleged he was retaliated against and surveilled by officers after standing up for an officer facing discrimination
San Diego County supervisors voted to prohibit its sheriff’s department from working with the agency; Sheriff Kelly Martinez said the board does not set policy for the sheriff
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
The system automatically sounds a chime, locks the doors and puts up the windows if it detects someone approaching the car from behind
The ACLU calls police scanners “single, high-resolution image of our lives”
Officer Gil Jameson performed CPR, a requirement at Maine Criminal Justice Academy for situations like this one
Everything being recorded adds an element of liability - both to the officers and to the people they are protecting
A Google Glass test user was filming along the boardwalk when a fight broke out
Authorities released videos of a bombing suspect riding a blue bicycle to the Times Square military recruitment station
Jacob Strickland has been charged with 3 counts of assault, 1 count of damage to property, and 1 count of resist, delay and obstruct
Oakland police union comes out against spending $3 million for radio infrastructure
Joseph Weekley told jurors he feels “devastated and depressed” by the death of the 7-year-old girl
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow police to continue collecting DNA samples when arresting violent offenders supports use of a powerful investigative tool