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BREAKING NEWS
Damage to the Missouri State Highway Patrol cruiser showed that the suspect had fired multiple shots, including one that flew through the cruiser’s passenger window
Investigators could not find any evidence of a suspect ever being present during the alleged pursuit or shooting, according to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office
The committee recommended that the PD standardize case management, implement new records management, increase training for officers and increase its civilian staff
The man, who owned a security company and called himself a “civilian police officer,” staged a drill complete with actors pretending to be wounded with fake blood
Carroll County Investigator Taylor Bristow was shot while attempting to serve a warrant; he was taken to a hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery
The former Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy admitted to taking the items from a school concession area during an internal investigation; the school did not press charges
A state police vehicle was hit by at least one round, according to an arrest warrant affidavit, but the officer was not struck by gunfire
“Even being on the bottom, [the officer] was in more control than the aggressor,” said Officer Adam Sears, who leads the Gracie Survival Tactics training for the LMPD
Sgt. Darcy French, who joined the LAPD in 1998, had previously filed a separate lawsuit alleging harassment and retaliation over images shared by other LAPD members
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