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BREAKING NEWS
Pawleys Island PD Chief Michael Fanning, whose skills grew from an interest in his own family tree, helped identify the body of Malquan Tyreek Hawkins after nearly a decade
Former Antioch Officer Devon Wenger was convicted in one case of distributing steroids to colleagues and obstruction of justice; he was also found guilty of conspiring against rights
Jefferson County Deputy John C. Stahl was severely injured in a rollover crash on June 7, 2004; he was a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran who served the department for 15 years
Marvin Morales, accused of fatally stabbing his son, was shot by officers after a pursuit ended with spike strips and a crash on I-5
Wellness
Texas PD emphasizes officer wellness after cop involved in 4 separate OIS incidents within 15 months
The Austin Police Department praised the officer’s resilience and highlighted department initiatives aimed at helping officers deal with traumatic incidents
Wellness
Senate Bill 7 clarifies that after two years of service, officers and firefighters with lung disease are legally presumed to have suffered duty-related exposure
If passed, the new bill would make disarming or attempting to disarm an officer a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison
Emergency Service Unit personnel set up a tripod and a winch before lowering an officer and a firefighter down to lift the injured worker to safety
Schonella Stewart was sworn in as Beloit’s new police chief, with her twin sister, Evanston (Ill.) Police Chief Schenita Stewart, pinning her badge during the ceremony
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Former FBI special agent Katherine Schweit draws on 25 years of data to unpack what a 50% drop in active shooter incidents does — and doesn’t — mean for law enforcement and communities
Struggle to remove weapon leads to negligent discharge and highlights training takeaways in grip, holster control and dominant hand use
Incident highlights critical training points on vehicle stop strategy, force transitions, weapon cues and pursuit tactics
With political violence escalating, local police must take proactive steps to protect elected officials through threat detection, community partnerships and event security
A 1,325% spike in AI-related abuse cases demands stronger tools and support for law enforcement to uphold the new federal law
California’s “No Secret Police Act,” introduced by Senator Scott Wiener, would make it a misdemeanor for officers to obscure their faces
PRODUCT NEWS
By bringing DroneSense by Versaterm into its Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform, agencies can now dispatch drones with the same speed and simplicity as their traditional emergency vehicles
Consortium of Long Island agencies replaces decades-old legacy on-premises systems with cloud-native solutions
Deployment of modern cloud-native CAD, RMS, Analytics, and OnScene mobile app enhances community safety, officer mobility, and agency resilience
Mark43 RMS, built on AWS GovCloud, will provide JCSO with a secure, intuitive system to reduce report-writing time, improve data accuracy, and ensure compliance with the NIBRS
Visit Safe Fleet at IACP 2025 – booth #1013
At IACP 2025, Insight LPR will demonstrate how its platform expands capabilities for narcotics, interdiction, auto theft, CID, ORC, and surveillance operations
Assist gets smarter with new private, secure AI tools to help officers build and verify police reports and verbally search for information on the go
New integrations with BRINC and SkySafe streamline public safety drone operations, drone detection and aerial intelligence in the field and command center
Live demos, new Motorola Solutions integrations, and hands-on drone teleoperations at Booth #1663
Mark43 launches eCitations, a mobile-first solution to issue faster citations and keep officers safe
Citation data synchronizes in real time across CAD and RMS, connecting seamlessly with broader agency records to enhance data integrity