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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
The suit alleges Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Recruit Asson Hacker was required to participate in “The Big Fight,” where an experienced deputy “choked, hit and body-slammed” him
“This is still not appropriate for your commitment to public service and willingness to put your life on the line,” Mayor John Whitmire said. “But it’s a step in the right direction…”
San Francisco police Sgt. Joelle Harrell was credited for her heroics as she kept pressure on 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall’s wounds until EMS arrived
S.C. deputy who escaped war-torn community as a child raises funds to send to home village in Africa
Master Deputy Thomas Browne fled from Liberia’s Civil War in 1989 at the age of six; now, he is raising money to send supplies to his village of Sehwein, Liberia
”...It’s going to be a while till we get to 128,” Lancaster Police Chief Richard Mendez said, referencing the new number of budgeted positions, down from 145
The man was found to be driving under the influence when he struck a memorial honoring Trooper Thomas J. Hanratty, who was fatally struck by a vehicle on April 2, 1992
“Put your hands behind your back. Don’t move!” the officer can be heard shouting during the struggle. “He’s got a gun, he’s got a gun!”
The leak and initial lawsuits occurred in 2022 when undercover officers’ personal information was mistakenly released along with other data in a public records request
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