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Springfield Township, OH, Police Department | ID 119972072 © Mikhail Primakov | Dreamstime.com | Peoria County, IL, Sheriff's Office
Springfield Township, OH, police discover a raccoon holding a meth pipe during a traffic stop (left), and a Peoria County, IL, sheriff's deputy apprehended a suspect on a stolen motorcycle (right) when the bike ran out of gas.
Catching bad guys is tough work, but offenders' mistakes and misfortune make it easier. We look at our favorite lawbreaker lapses of 2025, including a meth pipe-holding raccoon...
Jan. 2, 2026
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Deputy Leonard Cantave.
Jan. 2, 2026
Mitchellville, IA, Police Department
Mitchellville, IA, Police Department.
Jan. 2, 2026
Hillsborough County, FL, Sheriff’s Office | New Mexico State Police | Newton County, GA, Sheriff's Office
Hillsborough County, FL, sheriff's deputies daring rescue of a boy held hostage at knife point (left), a New Mexico State Police trooper's quick thinking to rescue a family in flooding and a display of compassion by a Newton County, GA, deputy and Covington police officer.
Jan. 1, 2026
ID 243515292 © Noracarol | Dreamstime.com
How police departments can use individual officer new year's resolutions to meet agency goals.
Jan. 1, 2026
Tampa, FL, Police Department | Upper Allen Township, PA, Police Department | Cabarrus County, NC, Sheriff's Office
Tampa, FL, police give emotional support to a 7-year-old son rescued from a wrecked SUV in May; an Upper Allen Township, PA, police officer makes the best out of an anonymous complaint about a girl's lemonade stand in July; and a Cabarrus County sheriff's deputy ends a contentious traffic stop in March with a hug and establishs a bond with the driver that lasted months later.
Jan. 1, 2026
Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Artist's rendering of Massachusetts new crime lab.
Jan. 1, 2026
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New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square.
Dec. 31, 2025
National Guard members will be deployed to New Orleans for New Year's Eve and the Sugar Bowl.
Dec. 30, 2025

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