Patrol Issues
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“I dream every single night, wake up and feel like I worked all night in my sleep,” one officer said, highlighting the growing toll of fatigue
This gripping account chronicles a beat cop’s relentless battle to protect his community as crack cocaine devastated Atlanta’s neighborhoods in the late 1980s
The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear Barnes v. Felix, a case that could redefine how officers’ split-second decisions are judged
Department policy says if an officer is requested to write an accident report, he or she cannot leave without issuing a ticket
Marion County 911 and the Hannibal public school district are teaming up to access any of the security cameras in operation throughout the school district
The sky may be the limit for drones, but local LE agencies are looking for a way to bring them back to earth
The driver an officer pulled over for running a red light turned out to be his boss
The new policy requires officers to verbalize their reason for turning off the microphone
After a shooting at YouTube headquarters, Google and YouTube are donating to the San Bruno Community Foundation to fund an initiative aimed at responders
Investigators used bomb evidence, video surveillance, interviews and phone records to chart a path to Mark Conditt
The Westbrook Police have recieved more than $7,500 in state funding to keep drivers safer behind the wheel and pedestrians safer in the crosswalks
We can’t expect legislators to know what it’s like to make the kinds of decisions they presume to govern, but a grasp of the facts is a reasonable expectation
A panhandling woman was able to eat and head home thanks to an Arizona deputy
The sign in part reads: “Our citizens have concealed weapons. If you kill someone, we might kill you back”
Ainsley Johnson gulped down the fingertip during a fight with a cop who was escorting him into a jail cell
Minneapolis police Cmdr. Scott Gerlicher emphasized the boon to public safety this technology has already created
The crash also prompted a bomb scare after a safe was found inside the vehicle
Backers of a proposal to give an elected board power to investigate and fire Chicago cops threatened to force a vote
San Angelo officers will have the protection of rifle-resistant body armor thanks to a $98,938 grant from the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor’s Office
FirstNet Association was created to “bridge the gap” between responders and network engineers who are working to increase efficiency
Take a walk in the shoes of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy and dispatcher as she describes what it means to “wear the badge”
Trooper Roy Sanchez created a makeshift tourniquet to help save the life of a man who accidentally shot himself
Daniel Antonio Nolasco Cardona is accused of committing four burglaries, including taking the urn with the ashes of Officer Curtis “Buddy” Newsome
The union also said a council member referred to the memorial as a “doormat”
The private core is the centerpiece of expanded products and services that are designed to enhance the company’s 4G LTE network for public safety
Sheriff Van Duncan said the proposals for more police training are “a slap in the face”
Study concludes a reduction in proactive stops by Chicago police officers was responsible for the spike in homicides and shootings
Minneapolis officers must activate their body cameras before they arrive at their destination when they are dispatched to an incident
Two NYPD officers made a couple’s Easter unforgettable
The bar said the flag has since been removed
The ruling upheld a provision that said any adult arrested or charged with a felony must consent to have his or her cheek swabbed for DNA
Authorities also played dash cam footage of the incident at a news conference