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| | Seattle police arrested one suspect and launched a search for another after a shooting at the city's Bite of Seattle festival left three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler. |
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| | After fleeing Florida Highway Patrol troopers, a murder suspect barricaded himself for hours along Interstate 75 in Lee County before authorities took him into custody. |
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| | As fuel prices, vehicle costs and supply-chain challenges continue to rise, police fleet managers are turning to data-driven maintenance strategies to control expenses while keeping vehicles mission-ready. |
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| | A 5-2 Michigan Supreme Court ruling found that possessing a civil-infraction amount of marijuana does not provide probable cause for a warrantless vehicle search. |
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| | Elijah Gantt pleaded guilty to felony assault and resisting arrest after initially contesting charges tied to an incident that left Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown with a traumatic brain injury. |
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| | El Dorado County sheriff's deputies arrested the suspect on a felony attempted arson charge after he allegedly lowered an American flag outside a South Lake Tahoe police station and tried to set it on fire. |
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| | New recruiting and workforce data show Latino officers are on track to become the Chicago Police Department's largest racial group as the city's demographics continue to evolve. |
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| | | | | | The latest podcast episode examines what happens when suspects run out of options, from a fleeing suspect's SUV on top a Georgia cruiser to another suspect who dove off a Missouri bridge into a lake 50 feet below. Plus, other police headlines. |
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| | The nomination period is now open for the 2026 OFFICER Station Design Awards, with entry forms and completed portfolios due by July 31. |
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| | | | While catastrophic safety failures must never be tolerated, meaningful firearms training for law enforcement often happens when students make mistakes, receive feedback and learn to make better decisions under pressure. |
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| | | | Failures in first-line supervisor training and constant career transitions can affect performance, safety and long-term success across every rank in law enforcement. |
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