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BREAKING NEWS
The 24-year-old had the engine running but couldn’t figure out how to get the truck moving, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said
Officer Timothy Martin, 49, was on duty when he was found unresponsive at the Albany Park District station, police said
The decision leaves intact lower court rulings that found the trooper’s use of deadly force was reasonable after Ricky Cobb attempted to flee with another trooper leaning inside his vehicle
With Amendment 3 shrinking local law enforcement budgets, Central Florida school leaders expect agencies to push districts to cover more of what SROs cost
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies Mason Acheson, a SWAT sniper, and Parker Perry, a K-9 deputy, died after being shot near Spangle; they both leave behind their wives and young children
Six recommendations for Mount Shasta PD address tactical planning, TASER use, de-escalation, dispatch communication and bystander safety
Axon says agencies using the Skydio DFR system have cut priority response times by as much as 65%
The 21-year-old trooper has a work permit valid through 2030; DHS says his family, originally from South Africa, overstayed their visas
The crowd vandalized multiple police vehicles, including slashing tires, while Fontana PD officers identified themselves and said operation had nothing to do with immigration enforcement
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
Cybergenetics’ free DNA data screening helps identify serial rapist-killer
The Cyber Essentials framework defines critical security controls designed to defend against the most common and disruptive cyber threats
The deployment also includes Mark43 Records Management System (RMS), OnScene, First Responder, and the reactivation of Arizona’s statewide data exchange (DEx)
The department launched the cloud-native public safety operations platform in just 30 days
State police and fire departments have selected the Mark43 Public Safety Platform to unify dispatch, records, booking, mobile workflows and analytics
Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue set to deploy Mark43’s cloud-native public safety operations platform
Faraday bags are becoming increasingly mainstream on both sides of the Atlantic, with North America slightly ahead in government adoption