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BREAKING NEWS
Vice President JD Vance told surviving families that the nation “will never forget” the sacrifices of officers killed in the line of duty
“At the end of the day, I have a family. And when my job is constantly getting threatened, I’m not going to stay somewhere and tolerate that,” a former McColl officer said
Knoxville Police Department officers repeatedly instructed the man to drop the weapon for nearly a minute before firing shots when he quickened his approach
Last year, MSP paid out nearly $8.5 million in overtime; on average, troopers made $27,636 in overtime pay, with one trooper earning $127,600 in overtime alone
Harris County Deputy Katherine Hutson, a single parent, was working a construction site traffic enforcement shift with her daughter in the car when the crash caused the cruiser to catch fire
Pender County first responders used drones in cooperation with a K-9 team to find the man in the woods
The Bowlero general manager came up with the competition as a way to thank Naperville first responders
The hunter called 911 when he spotted a man “looking suspiciously” at his ATV; the man turned out to be a suspect in a dangerous hit-and-run
The Durham Police officer fired at a juvenile suspected of throwing the objects after the teen raised a firearm
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
Law enforcement can use the Aircheck to check for online predators
In ‘Patrolling Across America,’ officers take battery-powered scooters for a trial run
Under Secure Communities, the FBI shares the fingerprints with Homeland Security to look for potentially deportable immigrants
The computers give officers on horseback access to emergency dispatch
Sept. 11 was a convergence of the worst possible problems in communication technology
University police are adding an emergency situation mobile application that streams audio and video
Before he was executed in 1989, Bundy confessed to more than 30 murders and was suspected of many more
Big cases often hinge on small pieces of evidence
A friend in Calif. saw a distraught post and alerted Pa. cops