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Not a single officer working for the Atherton Police Department have ever lived in the city, where the median price of a home is nearly $7 million
The Troy Police Department said Badges can’t perform the duties because she’s been diagnosed with feline leukemia
“I just wanted the world to know how great this officer is, & how GREAT GOD is,” the baby’s mother wrote on Facebook
Officers grabbed the man while he was slumped over the wheel and refused to get out
Spokesman Josh Rubenstein said the activists may have claimed they threw the ashes of Wakeisha Wilson, who died in police custody, at Chief Charlie Beck
The goal is to get more patrol cars out in the community to help deter crime, the department said
Police say officers arrived within minutes and that three officers jumped into the lake, which is known to contain alligators and snakes
The court blocked a lawsuit filed by five officers who said Attorney Marilyn Mosby maliciously investigated and charged them in the death of Freddie Gray
Police said the grandfather may have saved many lives, including the suspect’s, due to his actions
Counter surveillance of law enforcement is becoming the fastest-growing way organized criminals are using drones
Officer Nick Guzley faces a possible suspension after a complaint was filed about his “failure to de-escalate” the situation
Investigators have determined that there were no explosives used to start the massive fire that injured nine LEOs
The PD said the police cat’s official duties will include community policing, supervising the K9 unit, and of course, providing cuddles
The chairman of a panel appointed to improve civilian oversight of the PD refused at least 60 requests for his license and registration
Vice President Mike Pence affirmed the administration’s support for law enforcement during an NRA convention
One Milwaukee officer is on paid suspension while three others are on administrative duty
A deputy tried to convince his K-9 to get in his patrol vehicle, but the K-9 wouldn’t budge until he got a belly rub
The family of a Texas officer who was severely injured on duty said the LEO has been unable to receive proper medical care
Officer Crystal Almeida, who was critically wounded in the April 24 shooting, is improving but has a long road ahead to recovery, her father said
Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, faces charges of making a terroristic threat and criminal solicitation of capital murder of a Texas peace officer
What started as an attempt to reduce gun violence has become anything but harmless
No one was hurt in the shooting
The standard includes guidance on unified planning, response and recovery guidance and civilian and responder safety considerations
A suspect’s fingerprint left on a piece of Play-Doh in an apparent effort to muffle a security alarm at Walmart was linked to a man in jail for other crimes
Six weeks after Stephon Clark’s death, police released the county coroner’s autopsy report
Hundreds of mourners gathered to remember Officer Rogelio Santander, who was fatally shot last week
A Texas officer responded to a call about a “vicious dog,” but instead he found a playful pit bull
The testing could lead to a broad rollout by the nation’s largest LE agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale
“They saved his life — he did not die,” Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. said. “You’re going to sue someone for saving your life?”