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Homicides dropped by 20%, while the number of shootings decreased from 672 in 2021 to around 440 this year
Regardless of your interest, there is an organization ready to help you succeed
You don’t know me, but I was once you. Whoever you are, I know what you’re worried about.
The new online and mobile app called LEEDIR can be activated after a major emergency to allow people to send pictures and videos from their smartphones to investigators
Joseph Marigliano was fired over a December 2012 incident in which his cruiser was stolen by a suspect
There are many reasons to start a police Explorer program, not the least of which is to provide the department a pool of prospective officers.
Some this advice may or may not apply to you, so take what you find useful
NYPD Blue offers some solid advice and some that doesn’t work so well in practice — I think most can agree that these four points are solid advice for any LEO
Search turned up a loaded North American Arms 22-caliber mini revolver inside the woman
Supreme Court says an anonymous tip can be sufficient to justify a decision by police to pull a car over on suspicion of reckless or drunken driving
Even Chief Sam Somers is hitting the streets one week per month
5 officers have been stripped of their duties after dash cam footage proves they lied on the witness stand, bringing dozens of other cases into question