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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
"[Sgt. Jeremy Cole’s] kindness, professionalism and unwavering commitment to our community will never be forgotten,” the Endicott College Police Department stated
To properly upkeep the fleet, the city should be investing an estimated $20-$24 million annually, officials say; the 2025 budget allocates just over $6 million to buy new vehicles
A legislative report found that while the violent crime rate has persisted above the national average, the rate of solving such crimes has steadily dropped over the last decade
WalletHub ranked the safest states in America based on personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness
An Uber Eats driver detected an odd smell from a burrito meal he picked up and pulled over to call the police; officers posted that they are “cooking up an investigation”
NYPD
Det. Joseph Ayala, president of the NYPD Hispanic Society, said the agency has worked toward “creating a more representative force [to] reflect the...communities they serve”
More than 120 wrong-way detection systems have been installed on high-risk highway ramps in an effort to curb a sharp rise in fatal crashes over the past five years
“I’m totally perfect,” the driver told deputies after swerving off the road and hitting a guardrail
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
Aerial footage of a protest has officials wondering if activists will turn to airborne cameras
Last night’s show featured look at history of TASERs and controversial issues surrounding police training and deployment of the device
NASCAR drivers will chase Ford patrol cars at an upcoming race
Police investigating an alarm at a Mich. restaurant used a thermal imaging device to find a fleeing suspect
GPS devices can eliminate time-consuming stakeouts
Jail surveillance video shows the police officer, his wife and a CO choking and restraining a woman before TASERing her
The ticket was issued on July 13, 1954, to a vehicle licensed in Oklahoma
Technology alerts police, detects number, location of shots fired, transmitting detailed data within 45 seconds
Take a look at the $125 million building set to open in 2013
Dozens of local, state and federal officials had searched for Joseph Megna, 29