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BREAKING NEWS
The Palm Beach County deputy later requested dismissal of the distracted-driving citation after the woman’s social media post about the ticket drew widespread attention online
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said the terror charge reflected the severity of a “frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation.”
Those whose lives were spared by the move include those convicted in the killings of police and military officers and the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities
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
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
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
When a gunshot is fired, the ShotSpotter sensor sends the information to analysts who listen and make a determination in seconds — information is forwarded to police communications and squad cars equipped with ShotSpotter software
