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BREAKING NEWS
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office ended joint air rescue operations following a new county policy permitting off-duty marijuana use by firefighters
Austin officers arrived within 56 seconds of the first 911 call, shooting and killing the suspect after he fired at police, Chief Lisa Davis said
Kristi Noem will take on a new role tied to the “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that President Trump said would focus on the Western Hemisphere
The suspect fled and later rammed patrol vehicles during a confrontation with Akron police and Summit County sheriff’s deputies before he was shot
As officers were working to apprehend a suspect in a vehicle’s passenger seat, the driver tried to flee, striking one officer with the vehicle and carrying another inside the car
Troopers will now be equipped with TASER 10, which deploys individual barbs that can be targeted individually to different parts of the subject’s body
Ex-San Diego County Deputy Aaron Richard Russell was convicted of depriving Nicholas Bils of his rights under color of law and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence
Brentwood PD says the suspect, a convicted felon, resisted arrest and gained control of a rifle after officers developed probable cause to search his vehicle
An 18-year-old surrendered to police and faces misdemeanor charges after officers responding to a disturbance were pelted with snowballs during a planned park gathering
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A look at the pandemic’s impact on law enforcement
Several high-profile incidents illustrate the risks this new form of home surveillance pose to LEOs
The SAFE-T Act restricts LE’s ability to pursue offenders and make arrests
Case makes for strange bedfellows, uniting the ACLU with gun groups, albeit for different reasons
If an agency has a serious mishap in a live-fire shoot house environment, it will likely set their shoot house training program back several years
Breaking down the roles of police, fire and EMS when responding to a major traffic incident
PRODUCT NEWS
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Contract addition enhances availability of Veritone solutions for Canadian federal agencies
Oak Brook PD will use drones to respond to incidents such as burglaries, retail thefts and other in-progress crimes
The certification enhances security and compliance for Texas agencies
The Oceanside Police Department, which already maintains a drone fleet, may use the $200K grant to fund a real time response center and a drones as first responders program
The company’s commitment to workplace excellence translates into better support for fleet managers nationwide
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Launch of Law enforcement scheduling further expands First Due’s all-in-one public safety platform