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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Barnes v. Felix could help resolve whether use of force should be judged by the moment of threat doctrine or the totality of the circumstances
The most relevant and important human factors that every investigator, administrator and trainer should understand when conducting use-of-force investigations and reviews
In Rucker v. Marshall, the court ruled body-worn camera footage supported qualified immunity for officers accused of unlawful arrest
The memo comes after President Donald Trump called for death sentences for some drug dealers
Delaware state troopers say they arrested two shoplifting suspects the easy way
About 30 minutes before the deputy was found asleep, deputies arrested Zachary Cruz, brother of Nikolas Cruz, for trespassing on school grounds
Zachary Cruz reportedly told officers he came to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to “reflect on the school shooting and soak it all in”
The law would prohibit department heads from scouring candidates’ personal social media accounts
Sixty-five years after his teen mother made the difficult decision to give him up for adoption, Mick Myers has been reunited with her
The LAPD’s years-long practice of keeping video from body cameras and patrol cars under wraps will soon end
The thieves tried to escape out of a fire exit where several officers were waiting for them
The uproar has forced police to step up security amid threats at Preston Junior High School and other schools in the district
The deputy managed to make it out without any injuries, authorities said
The K-9 found 47.5 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value that exceeds $1 million
Jim and Doug discuss best practices for report writing, and ponder what the future holds
First responders raced to find survivors in the rubble of the 175-foot span using high-tech listening devices, trained sniffing dogs and search cameras
The commission voted to adopt a policy regulating how officers can use TASERs, bringing a months-long debate to an end
The bill authorizes $500 million over 10 years for grants to improve training and coordination between schools and local law enforcement
The calls comes in the wake of three package bombs that killed two people and wounded two others
Officer Jennifer Jacobucci drew inspiration from a lot of influences, including psychedelic rocker Jim Morrison as she sketched out what would become the winning images
After spending about 38 of the last 39 years in prison, police said Paul H. Borroni apparently wanted to go back
In Texas, the fight over a new law known as Senate Bill 4 has raged for more than a year
Five officers and a civilian suffered minor injuries in the November 2012 collision
The move was planned before the deadly Feb. 14 Parkland school shooting
The video clips won’t be released until noon Thursday at the earliest
Authorities said the arrests show that “school threats are being taken seriously, and a zero tolerance policy is in place”
“Don’t drive impaired, till death do we part doesn’t need any help,” Sgt. Chriswell Scott said
Authorities said package bombs that killed a teenager and wounded two women Monday in Austin are probably linked to a similar bombing that killed a man in the city earlier this month
The Austin PD has an unprecedented 15 officers on administrative duty after two shootings in the city in the past three weeks
District officials say that if someone has to draw a gun at a school, they want it to be a Tacoma police officer
A Florida court will determine whether police are allowed to use facial recognition software to identify suspects without ever notifying them of the technology
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