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BREAKING NEWS
The man ultimately finished off a handle of Jack Daniels containing 1.75 liters of hard liquor before firing shots intermittently for at least 20 minutes
“I commend Deputy Miron for putting herself in harm’s way to help a citizen in need and protect other drivers...” Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said
The owner of Big City Coffee said she was forced to close after Boise State students raised objections to her support of the thin blue line flag
As part of the CHP’s ongoing recruitment efforts, more than 16,000 applications have been submitted in 2024, with the department on track to surpass last year’s total of 19,500
“His statements crossed far over the line from criticism to sharing violent fantasies of killing policewomen,” said St. Louis County police union President Derek Machens
To help Americans find the best places to retire, WalletHub analyzed 182 cities; do you know where you want to live when you retire?
“Because you don’t want to raise your kid, so Sheriff [Mike] Chitwood’s going to raise them,” the Volusia County Sheriff said
Officers took an average of over 9 minutes to respond to critical incidents during the past year, the longest since the 1990s
A Colorado State Patrol corporal was likely a “target of opportunity” when he was ambushed and shot while parked along a freeway working on paperwork
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
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
PRODUCT NEWS
Integration brings real-time drone telemetry into LeoCommand, enabling faster coordination and more informed decision-making for public safety agencies
TrueAllele’s admissibility history provides a foundation for the reliability of PG results with “limited, complex, or unresolved” DNA evidence
Effective decision-making increasingly depends on the ability to see events as they unfold and distribute that information instantly to those responsible for managing the response
New initiative provides dedicated resources and expert coaching to help police departments secure funding for advanced investigative tools
This session will examine how FirstNet, the dedicated public safety communications network, was leveraged to support planning, operations and response during a global-scale sporting event
The backbone of each conversation will be FirstNet and its continued impact on law enforcement efficiency and effectiveness at responding to cri
RTIC officers used city camera footage to locate the robbery suspect along with two other people implicated in the crime, leading to near-immediate arrests