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      San Diego County Sheriff’s Department unveils new night-flying...
      Toddler fires mom’s gun inside Ohio Walmart store
      Heroic K-9 unit honored at National Dog Show for role in capturing...
      NYPD reports surge in hate crimes against New York’s Jewish...
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    • Chicago police unit handling use-of-force reviews faces staffing...
      LAPD union files lawsuit against city over delayed pay raises
      “You can’t play politics with public safety”
      “It’s going to be extremely painful for New Yorkers”
      California Highway Patrol officers set to receive significant salary...
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    • NYPD explores cutting-edge drone detection vehicle to enhance city...
      The use of military assets by U.S. police
      What you need to know about automatic license plate readers
      Why every agency needs a polygraph examiner
      North Carolina schools, businesses to beef up active shooter security...
  • Training
    • Ballistic shields in patrol operations
      Four things you need to know to control escalation
      Series of fires in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s mobile shooting...
      Using learning factors to influence your performance
      Lancaster Police Department introduces agility course in recruitment...
  • Policy
    • High-speed chase in Houston claims bystander’s life
      L.A. City Council seeks to require police permits for short-term...
      “Hate has no place in Massachusetts”
      “No child should be unsafe in their own city”
      Federal court rules Pennsylvania township’s ban on thin blue line...
  • Health/Wellness
    • Harnessing our strength: Post-traumatic growth
      Scientifically proven ways for cops to thrive
      The depression–anger cycle
      What does it mean to be a sheepdog?
      Depression screening
  • Community
    • “They see me as a person”: Albuquerque school resource officer...
      Off-duty first responders save friend’s life after he experiences...
      New Jersey departments unite for No Shave November
      The nobility of serving
      “The smile is a universal language”
  • Offbeat
    • Meet Sergeant Hank, the Canadian goose boosting morale at an L.A...
      12-year-old boy arrested after stolen forklift chase in Ann Arbor
      Bizarre police chase ends with suspect trapped in porta potty
      Jewelry store heist ends in high-speed chase and mystifying response...
      Massachusetts community steps in to protect black bear “Pumpkin”...
  • We Remember
    • Charlotte bridge dedicated to first female casualty in...
      Birmingham community mourns passing of its first Black police...
      “For those who suffered in silence and were lost”
      “You’re my hero”
      Manhattan Beach police officer and Las Vegas shooting survivor...
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    • Debunking the perpetual narrative of racial bias in policing
      The unspoken truth behind the recruitment and retention crisis
      The police reform goal: use of force without options
      The imprisonment of law enforcement technology
      Persecution of the LEO is classic schadenfreude
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Florida boy calls 9-1-1 to give deputy a hug

Florida boy calls 9-1-1 to give deputy a hug

November 23, 2023

A young boy in Florida has garnered widespread attention and made a law enforcement officer’s day after calling 9-1-1 just to give a deputy a hug. The touching encounter between […] Read More

Drunk driver accidentally calls 9-1-1 on himself, leading to arrest in Nebraska

Drunk driver accidentally calls 9-1-1 on himself, leading to arrest in Nebraska

September 10, 2023

A suspected drunk driver inadvertently had himself arrested by calling 9-1-1 to report what he believed was a wrong-way driver. Little did he know that he was the one driving […] Read More

New Ohio law criminalizes swatting, aims to deter hoax calls claiming active shooters

New Ohio law criminalizes swatting, aims to deter hoax calls claiming active shooters

July 23, 2023

Ohio’s fight against “swatting” is well underway months after Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 462 into law in April, which made it a felony to engage in the dangerous […] Read More

Heroic Michigan police officers rescue toddler from mother’s attempted drowning and poisoning

Heroic Michigan police officers rescue toddler from mother’s attempted drowning and poisoning

July 6, 2023

Law enforcement officers in Calhoun County, Michigan, were praised as heroes after saving a toddler from her mother, who allegedly attempted to drown and poison the child on June 24. […] Read More

“100% not human”: Las Vegas police respond to alleged alien encounter in backyard following mysterious object crash

“100% not human”: Las Vegas police respond to alleged alien encounter in backyard following mysterious object crash

June 17, 2023

In May, Las Vegas police responded to a chilling 9-1-1 call from a resident reporting an alleged extraterrestrial sighting in his backyard shortly after police witnessed an unidentified object falling […] Read More

Austin Police sergeants work overtime on emergency dispatch to fill vacancies

Austin Police sergeants work overtime on emergency dispatch to fill vacancies

May 2, 2023

Several sergeants with the Austin Police Department (APD) are working overtime taking 9-1-1 calls to fill vacant dispatch positions amid the ongoing staffing crisis in the city. The City of […] Read More

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Improve your pistol-handling skills

Improve your pistol-handling skills

October 21, 2023

What you need to know about automatic license plate readers

What you need to know about automatic license plate readers

October 20, 2023

Do cops need <em>more</em> training?

Do cops need more training?

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Why every agency needs a polygraph examiner

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