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  • Tampa, FL, Police Department
    A Florida police officer was impressed with a 7-year-old who was pulled from an overturned SUV, and the boy returned the compliment. Plus, a Colorado deputy learns that bobcats don't dig laser pointers.
    Command/HQ

    The Lineup: Boy's High-Five Gives Officer Sweet Reward after Rescue

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    June 6, 2025
    A Florida police officer was impressed with a 7-year-old who was pulled from an overturned SUV, and the boy returned the compliment. Plus, a Colorado deputy learns that bobcats...
    A fatally wounded Chicago police officer was rushed to the hospital in a cruiser, which crashed and caught fire from a vehicle malfunction, and another squad card was needed to finish the trip.
    Honoring the Fallen

    Chicago Police Officer Killed in Armed Clash at Apartment

    June 6, 2025
    Body camera footage captured a 69-year-old man with a rifle opening fire on New York State Police barracks in Malta before he was fatally shot by troopers.
    Body Cameras

    Watch Deadly Clash with Gunman Outside N.Y. State Police Barracks

    Joe Vince
    June 6, 2025
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    Hickory's police chief and Catawba County's sheriff voiced their outrage when a 20-year-old suspect in a pool party shooting that killed one and wounded eight was allowed a bond, despite being out on bond in an April shooting.
    Command/HQ

    Shooting Suspect's Bond in Prior Incident Revoked after N.C. Police Backlash

    June 6, 2025
    FOP members from Miami, Dallas, Nashville and around the country voiced their support of President Donald Trump's efforts to back law enforcement, with Trump calling himself
    Command/HQ

    Watch Trump's Roundtable with Fraternal Order of Police Members

    Joe Vince
    June 6, 2025
    Scioto County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who left a trail of blood and stolen clothing after he crashed through a Dollar General store glass door wearing white underwear and a cape.
    Video Cameras

    Video: Man in Underwear, 'Cape' Wanted for Smashing Through Ohio Store

    June 6, 2025

    Latest

    Houston Police Foundation
    Crews will soon break ground on Houston police's $10.5 million, 44,000 square foot Fertitta Family Firearms Training Facility, named after the family of the ambassador to Italy and the head of the Houston Police Foundation.
    Training & Careers

    Houston Police Getting $10.5M Firearms Training Facility in 2026

    June 6, 2025
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    Retired Lt. Frank Borelli and Constable Guy Beveridge, Coryell County, Texas, Precinct 1, discuss the importance of a holistic approach to police wellness and how it can affect officers' careers and their post-career lives.
    Command/HQ

    Officer Roll Call: Why Holistic Health Approach is Essential for Police

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    June 5, 2025
    Tampa, FL, Police Department
    Tampa police cut through airbags to pull out a father and his 7-year-old son trapped in an SUV after the vehicle was in a rollover crash that landed half of it on a smaller car.
    Body Cameras

    'You're a Champ, Bro': Watch Fla. Police Save Boy, Dad in Flipped SUV

    Joe Vince
    June 5, 2025
    Edmond, OK, Police Department
    An Edmond police officer was conducting a traffic stop when a man carrying a butcher knife pepper-sprayed and struggled with the officer before stabbing him.
    Body Cameras

    Video Captures Violent Ambush, Stabbing of Okla. Police Officer

    Joe Vince
    June 5, 2025
    Bloomfield, NM, Police Department
    After Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros was taken off life support, his kidneys and liver were donated to three people, and the recipients were
    Honoring the Fallen

    Fallen N.M. Police Officer Continues Helping Others Even in Death

    June 5, 2025

    Sponsored Content

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    Quick Chat: Enhancing Traffic Safety

    May 1, 2025
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    Station Design

    Nomination Period Open for 2025 Officer Station Design Awards

    Paul Peluso
    April 14, 2025
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    Officer Innovation Awards: Spotlighting Favorite Police Products
    Command/HQ

    Officer Innovation Awards: Spotlighting Favorite Police Products

    Joe Vince
    March 20, 2025
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    Fleet Management Software

    Quick Survey: What Are Your Police Fleet Telematics Priorities?

    March 19, 2025

    Tactical

    Body camera footage captured Orange County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a woman after she allegedly called 9-1-1, then attacked them with a knife when they arrived at the scene.
    Body Cameras

    Video: Fla. Deputies Stop Knife-Wielding Woman Charging at Them

    June 4, 2025
    San Diego police officers shot and wounded a 53-year-old man accused of threatening people and destroying property at a library while brandishing an ax.
    Body Cameras

    Watch San Diego Police Stop Ax-Wielding Suspect after Rampage

    June 3, 2025
    A 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by Casper police when she allegedly called about a burglary and raised a gun at officers after a dog jumped on one of them at the door.
    Body Cameras

    Video: Dog Jumps on Wyo. Police Officer as Woman Raises Gun

    June 3, 2025
    Tulsa, OK, Police Department
    Tulsa police chased and fatally shot a 30-year-old man accused of jumping out from behind parked fire trucks and shooting at police and other first responders helping a jogger who was allegedly shot in the leg by the suspect.
    Firearms

    Gunman Ambushes Okla. Police Officers after Shooting Jogger in Leg

    June 2, 2025
    Fresno, CA, Police Department
    Body camera footage captured a Fresno police officer fatally shooting a woman holding a 6-inch knife on another woman and using her as a
    Body Cameras

    Watch Calif. Police Officer Save Woman Held Hostage at Knifepoint

    June 2, 2025

    Training & Careers

    Karl Merton Ferron | Baltimore Sun | TNS
    “By the early part of next year, I think we’re going to be up close to where we only have about 350 vacancies, and it continues on that trend. In three or four years, we’ll be up where we should be, which is 2,500 [sworn officers],” says Commissioner Richard Worley about the agency's aggressive hiring.
    Hiring & Promotion

    Baltimore Police Commissioner: Hiring Progress Will Help Reduce Overtime

    June 4, 2025
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    Police chiefs and sheriffs need to know that an agency's success hinges on the rank-and-file, not the command staff. That's why it's important to invest, and these are some training topics that can help.
    Training & Careers

    Police Training Quotient: 10 Areas that Let Leaders Invest in Officers

    William L. Harvey
    June 3, 2025
    Milford Police Department
    Officer Brian Sanchioni and his K-9 partner Titan
    Command/HQ

    National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Announces April 2025 Officers of the Month

    NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND (NLEOMF)
    June 2, 2025
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    The final part of our two-part law enforcement stress management looks at how minimizing stored stress can help an officer's physical, mental and emotional health.
    Training & Careers

    10 Ways Police Officers Can 'Bleed Out Stress' to Improve Their Lives

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    June 2, 2025
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    Training & Careers

    Stress Can Kill: 7 Stress Avoidance Techniques for Police Officers

    Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director
    May 28, 2025

    On the Street

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    Badges & Insignia

    Custom Printed Badge Patches for Outer Carriers

    CopQuest
    June 5, 2025
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    When a Connecticut State Police trooper tried to stop a Mercedes traveling 132 mph and weaving in and out of traffic, the 19-year-old driver later told authorities
    Traffic

    Driver Going 132 MPH Flees Conn. Police Because He Was Late for Interview

    June 5, 2025
    Riverside Township, NJ, Police Department
    A man riding a horse through Riverside Township helped police with a hit-and-run investigation by obtaining a partial license plate of a vehicle that struck a parked car.
    On the Street

    Man on Horseback Helps N.J. Police Locate Hit-and-Run Driver

    June 4, 2025
    A bobcat that had seemed chased a domestic cat into a Ken Caryl home was unimpressed by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy using a laser pointer to try to lure the animal out of the residence.
    Body Cameras

    Watch Colo. Deputy Use Laser to Try to Lure Bobcat Out of Home

    June 4, 2025
    A Michigan State Police K-9 was searching a barn during a breaking-and-entering call in Lapeer County when the dog is suspected of ingesting poison, roughly six months after the animal was exposed to illicit drugs.
    K-9 Equipment & Services

    Mich. State Police K-9 Recovering after Ingesting Suspected Poisoning

    June 3, 2025

    Videos

    A 32-year-old suspect accused of providing
    Investigations

    Feds Capture Calif. Fertility Clinic Bombing Suspect at New York City Airport

    June 4, 2025
    Two Port Authority police officers at Newark Airport jumped onto a luggage conveyor belt to follow a toddler who was whisked down a switchback labyrinth of belts moving bags through the terminal.
    On the Street

    Video: N.J. Airport Police Rescue 2-Year-Old Lost on Luggage Conveyor Belt

    June 2, 2025
    Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, who had been with the department since December, died from injuries suffered when a suspect opened fire at a May 26 traffic stop.
    Honoring the Fallen

    N.M. Police Officer Dies from Injuries Days after Traffic Stop Shooting

    June 2, 2025
    Boulder police arrested a 45-year-old man after he allegedly used an improvised flamethrower and threw an incendiary device at marchers supporting Israel in what the FBI is calling a
    On the Street

    8 Colo. Protestors Burned in Attack with 'Makeshift Flamethrower'

    June 2, 2025

    Vehicles & Fleet

    Nicole Simmons | masslive | TNS
    A Massachusetts State Police was able to get out of his cruiser after it crashed and overturned on Interstate 495 in Tewksbury while he was responding to a previous crash.
    Vehicles

    Mass. State Police Trooper Hospitalized after Rollover Crash in Cruiser

    June 5, 2025
    A man wanted on a probation violation in Arizona was fatally shot after an altercation during a traffic stop and a shootout with New Mexico State Police troopers.
    In-car Video

    Video: Wanted 75-Year-Old Man Opens Fire at N.M. State Police

    May 29, 2025
    Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputies pursued a vehicle wanted in a previous chase for nearly 18 miles, chasing after fleeing suspects as they drove across an airport taxiway.
    In-car Video

    Dashcam: Suspects Drive onto Airport Taxiway while Fleeing Wis. Deputies

    Joe Vince
    May 29, 2025
    Manatee County sheriff's deputies used spike strips to stop a fleeing suspect in a stolen vehicle, its damage tires throwing off sparks as the car crashed into a retention pond.
    Traffic

    Video: Stolen Car Suspect Lands in Pond in Chase with Fla. Deputies

    May 28, 2025
    An LAPD cruiser was tagged and officers were assaulted and overwhelmed by a crowd of over 1,000 partygoers at an illegal downtown event.
    On the Street

    Unruly Illegal Party Mob Attack LAPD Officers, Vandalize Cruiser

    May 28, 2025

    Whitepapers

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    Mission Critical: How to Overcome Four Law Enforcement Communication Concerns

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    Dec. 17, 2020
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    Printers

    Hear from a Lieutenant: How to Help Improve Efficiency & Safety with Mobile Print Tech

    Brother Mobile Solutions
    Oct. 29, 2020
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    Digital Forensics

    Best Practices for Collecting Mobile Data in the Field

    Susteen Inc.
    Aug. 18, 2020
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    Administrative Software

    How Lancaster City PD Found a Solution for Managing Personnel Schedules

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    June 1, 2020
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    Digital Forensics

    The 4 Most Important Pieces of Mobile Device Data to Collect On-Scene

    Susteen Inc.
    May 19, 2020

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    Investigations

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    When a 22-year-old man was found shot dead as he was leaving work, investigators discovered phony online identities and a fantasy fling that led to a jealousy-filled fatal reality.
    Investigations

    How to Catch A Criminal: Murder Uncovers Love Triangle of Deception

    Officer Brendan Rodela, Contributing Editor
    June 4, 2025
    One Mifflin Township police officer was shot several times, including once in the face, and has undergone two emergency surgeries after a shooting that erupted during a traffic stop.
    Body Cameras

    Video: Search for Suspect after Horrific Shooting of 2 Ohio Officers

    Joe Vince
    May 30, 2025
    NYPD Officer Chowdhurry Nafees was greeted with cheers from a crowd of over 200 as he was released from the hospital after he was critically injured while off duty by a pair of muggers in the Bronx.
    Healthcare

    NYPD Officer in Off-Duty Attack Out of Hospital; 2nd Suspect Caught in Va.

    May 29, 2025
    A Miami police officer directing traffic during a Caribbean music festival shot and wounded a driver from the hood of a car after he was struck outside Bayfront Park.
    Traffic

    Video: Miami Police Officer Gets Off Shots while Hanging onto Car Hood

    May 28, 2025

    Command/HQ

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    Traffic

    The Next Generation of Police Officers Embraces Technology—And So Should Drivers

    Verra Mobility
    June 6, 2025
    NYPD
    For the first five months of 2025, New York City has seen record lows in homicides and shootings, and last month was the safest May the city has ever seen, according to the NYPD.
    Command/HQ

    NYPD: New York City Murders, Shootings Drop to Lowest Levels in 3 Decades

    June 4, 2025
    Honolulu Police Department
    “Over the last three years, crime has gone down; and we have made significant progress in moving the HPD forward,
    Command/HQ

    Honolulu Police Chief to Retire after Leading Force for 3 Years

    June 4, 2025
    West Wildwood, NJ, Police Department
    From chain of command issues to problems handling evidence, a 134-page report that outlined multiple problems with the West Wildwood Police Department and called for its disbanding.
    Command/HQ

    Report: Shuttering N.J. Police Department 'Would Be the Best Option'

    June 4, 2025

    Honoring the Fallen

    Baldwin Park, CA, Police Department | Los Angeles Dodgers
    When Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman's son was recovering from a rare neurological condition last year, fallen Baldwin Park Police Samuel Riveros made a
    Honoring the Fallen

    Slain Calif. Officer's Kind Gesture for Family of Dodgers' Freddie Freeman

    June 3, 2025
    Angleton, TX, Police Department
    Angleton Police Sgt. J.D. White was airlifted to the hospital, where he died of his injuries, after he was struck by a vehicle while escorting a funeral procession.
    Honoring the Fallen

    Texas Officer Dies after Being Struck Escorting Funeral Procession

    June 3, 2025
    Baldwin Park, CA, Police Department
    Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros was shot and killed when he and another officer were
    Honoring the Fallen

    1 Calif. Police Officer Killed, 2nd Wounded Responding to Shooting

    June 2, 2025
    “Today is one of the saddest and most horrific days that the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office has ever experienced,” said Sheriff Frank Schillari about the tragic death of Officer Justin Rivera.
    Honoring the Fallen

    N.J. Sheriff's Officer Dies in Fall from Window of 9-Story Building

    May 31, 2025

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