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BREAKING NEWS
Dashcam video shows the man walking past Bowie PD Sgt. Robert Warrington and adjusting an object in his hand; Warrington draws his gun and fires a shot at the man from behind
St. Paul officers found the man, who has been charged in the fatal shooting of a woman and her unborn child, armed and riding a bicycle before the incident occurred
Columbus Officer Gloria West, who has been with the department for about a year, ran toward the flames to rescue the man
The Anchorage PD’s review recommended using more “team” responses, outfitting officers with more effective less-lethal weapons and increasing the use of drones
Wash. officer severely injured in 2023 motorcycle crash during motorcade files lawsuit against state
Bellevue Officer Kevin Bereta has recently returned to light duty more than a year after he collided with a guardrail and fell 30 feet from an overpass
The Glendale PD described the scene as “something out of the movie ‘The Italian Job’” as the victims tried to pursue the suspects, eventually leading to their arrests
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In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters claimed that the agencies were aware of and were involved in the assassination plot and failed to stop the killing
Video shows a Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy stunning a man with a TASER after the man retrieved a weapon; the man then shot himself in the hand
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
“When they cut the police wages, they’ll be in the streets too,” one protester says, as gas bombs explode in the background
The suspect began striking the officer and reaching for his gun and his TASER
Tuesday’s date was circled on a calendar found in the trailer where 56-year-old Clay Duke lived
The dash-cam video shows the female officer caressing and kissing the chief while a suspect sleeps in the back
Watch the suspect plot and execute the robbery in the video below
Sgt. John Corbett was driving back from a hunting trip last month when the deputy pulled him over
The doll has an LCD screen on its back and shoots video from Barbie’s perspective through a lens hidden in the doll’s necklace.
Is it a dated concept to think that a cop is a cop for all 24 hours of the day?
Attorneys say the videotape is gruesome and will elicit an emotional reaction from jurors and prejudice them against the chief
The man, who remains at large, killed the animal by grabbing it and tossing it onto the busy roadway