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BREAKING NEWS
The agreement includes changes to Loveland police training and dog encounter procedures following the incident
“We were supposed to get a face-to-face briefing with the Secret … and that never happened,” said Jason Woods of the Beaver County SWAT team
Corporal Kevin Enfinger was found in the median of a road by a passerby, who began administering CPR; he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara implemented a multi-jurisdictional plan to address the violence, including having outside agencies assisting with patrols and investigations
“Our goal is to offer the highest level of public safety to the Los Angeles County community when the Olympics arrive in our city,” the department stated
The suspect ignored the Chino Police Department officer’s repeated commands and pulled a large fillet knife from his pocket while advancing toward the officer
As parents are going through the Hampden County jail’s rehabilitation programs, the camp helps the children who are the unintended victims, the mayor said
Dayton police officer Byron Branch lost his leg in the line of duty in December 2016 when a SUV spun out of control, hitting his patrol car
Because of how the allegations unfolded against Anthony Villanueva in two separate legal systems, he has little recourse to rejoin the force
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