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BREAKING NEWS
Vancouver Police officers fired shots at the man after he ignored instructions to drop the knives he was holding
NYPD
The traffic agent, who was sitting in a marked NYPD cruiser, suffered minor injuries from the caught-on-camera incident
As of May 21, antisemitic crimes were up 55% compared to the same time frame last year, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny stated
“I hope that we are able to work together as a team to make Seattle Police Department the most attractive department for women to come to work,” interim Chief Sue Rahr said
The law, which is a part of an effort to crack down on “ghost guns” being used to commit crimes, requires serial numbers on firearms made with individual parts, kits or 3D printers
As Officer Jamal Mitchell was approaching a crime scene, he noticed individuals who were injured by a shooting; when he tried to provide aid to one man, the man shot him
The suspect attacked the Carlsbad Police officer from behind without warning; the officer fired shots at the suspect because he thought he had been shot
Video shows an EMS crew trying to coax the man into getting medical treatment before he started acting erratically, eventually emerging from a bedroom with a gun
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who was described by peers as hard-working and good-natured, was killed when a person drove onto the highway shoulder and struck him
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
As hostile drone threats become more sophisticated, law enforcement agencies face growing gaps in training, detection capabilities and operational preparedness
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
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