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BREAKING NEWS
Despite public protests from residents, Oxford council members voted 5-2 to dissolve the community’s 100-year-old police department
The man told the Downers Grove Police officer, “I wish I catch you out on the street. I’m going to shoot you,” prosecutors allege
The former Manning Police officer allegedly placed a tourniquet on his son’s leg and told him to go to a hospital without calling 911
The Lauderhill PD announced that it had begun termination proceedings against Officer Brian Sguros, after an Internal Affairs investigation concluded, but the officer resigned before final action
The suspect followed the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office cruiser, striking it at least four times and injuring the deputy inside
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher sentenced the man to 18 months in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers or employees after he headbutted an officer in Baltimore
Logan County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Caden Mullins was killed in the collision; a passenger in the cruiser was airlifted to receive medical treatment
Rodney Hinton Jr. fatally struck retired Hamilton County Deputy Larry Henderson as he worked a traffic detail; Hinton Jr. had watched bodycam video showing the fatal OIS of his son hours before the incident
At least nine civilian staff members at the Hollister Police Department were among a group of city employees laid off over a $2 million budget shortfall
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
As security threats grow, police chiefs and sheriffs need a seat at the table — and industry support to plan, train and prepare for emergencies
An interrupted officer-involved shooting briefing offers lessons in crisis leadership, transparency and maintaining credibility when critical incidents unfold in front of the cameras
A surge in protective intelligence cases is putting more focus on the agency’s threat assessment process and its partnerships with federal, state and local law enforcement
Canine-behavior expert James Crosby explains common misconceptions about canine behavior and how training can give officers more options
Dashcam video of an officer shooting a colleague underscores why firearms safety rules must apply in every setting, every scenario and every agency
As hostile drone threats become more sophisticated, law enforcement agencies face growing gaps in training, detection capabilities and operational preparedness
PRODUCT NEWS
Getac Video Suite now includes Veritone Redact, enabling agencies to redact video evidence within the same workflow.
Referral partnership bridges real-time proactive threat detection with advanced post-event analysis, delivering safety amid chaos
The MITR System delivers modular protection for eyes, nose and mouth as an alternative to full-face respirators, allowing users in tactical threat environments to scale up their protection during dynamic, fast-paced missions
New capabilities extend human-assisted AI, fleet management, and accreditation readiness, into a single connected platform for law enforcement agencies
Verified to stop rifle and shotgun threats at 1 inch from the shield edge, it goes beyond the 2-inch distance that NIJ and ASTM require
LaserCam Vector is designed to provide additional spatial information about vehicles moving through an enforcement area, including target position, lane, direction and trajectory