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BREAKING NEWS
A Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Police cruiser flipped and landed on the bridge-tunnel’s guardrail in a single-vehicle wreck
The suspect surrendered to Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he was struck by gunfire, suffering non-life-threatening injuries
Helicopter and body camera footage appears to show the man smoking before pointing a semi-automatic handgun at deputies who were attempting to de-escalate the situation
Access practical strategies for fostering collaboration and improving outcomes during acute behavioral emergencies
Fifty officers will undergo nine weeks of training to become certified as emergency medical responders and qualified to use the new defibrillators
After instructing the man to drop the two knives he was holding, the man threw one at an officer, leading Dekalb officers to fire several shots at him
President-elect Donald Trump stated that Patel will play a key role in fighting gangs and stopping fentanyl trafficking at the border
“This could have been much, much worse. Hopefully, he’ll get a stiffer penalty this time so this doesn’t happen again,” Sheriff Keith Pearson said of the driver, who has a prior DUI conviction
“During the scuffle...officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray. OSUPD is the lead agency for games & will continue to investigate,” the agency stated
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
Training knife induces the stress necessary to give realistic edged weapon training
Founder: “In seven years we’ve had people try and no one can get out of our cuffs”
Injured Deputy Charles Crausaz was reportedly in fair condition Tuesday morning
Verizon sent an alert to customers warning of a “civil emergency”
The case of Elizabeth Macias, 32, was referred to city attorneys after county prosecutors didn’t find evidence of a felony
Motorola Solutions recently gave the system an award
The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit is relying more on unmanned submarine drones to detect explosives, narcotics
Dozens of convictions have been made in prescription drug abuse cases that traditional police work may have missed
The Audi R8 GT-R is powered by a V10 engine
Law enforcement officials saying they want to keep criminals from using officers’ internal chatter to evade them