Port Orange Police Chief Manuel Marino said the 71-year-old woman fired toward civilian employees before walking outside with the handgun
The Pittsburg officer was shot when he entered the holding cell to transport the suspect to county jail
The teen struck multiple vehicles before officers used spike strips to disable the stolen Nashville Fire Department brush truck
The bill would require federally funded cameras to be removed or shut down within 180 days, with exceptions for border security and toll collection
The NYPD ESU officers spent nearly an hour trying to persuade the man to climb down before police say he descended the cable toward them and raised a knife at an officer
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Researchers reveal what 24 years of after-action reports say about active shooter readiness, while a responding officer discusses how training and preparation shaped the response to The Covenant School shooting
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The 507C-X3 retains the RMR footprint and multi-reticle system while adding a revised housing, updated lens geometry and improved automatic brightness control
How fusing every evidence source into one layer changes what investigators can ask
See how today’s agencies are adapting narcotics testing to meet the challenges of modern-day detection
How proactive corridor clearing is helping police departments get through intersections safely — without guesswork, gridlock or added hardware
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How officers can prepare their children for critical incident footage and decide whether watching it is appropriate
Police work, murder investigations and ... show tunes? The short-lived 1990 series “Cop Rock” remains one of television’s strangest experiments
From “Law & Order” to “COPS,” the 1990s brought grittier police dramas, groundbreaking reality TV and some of the most influential portrayals of law enforcement on TV
The Gratitude Initiative, FOP and Police1 launch national campaign to recognize law enforcement children and expand college and career support for police families
Known for finding suspects who didn’t want to be found, Deputy Dirk Stolz helped guide his son from a frozen Wisconsin pond to Olympic gold
From “Hill Street Blues” to “Miami Vice,” 1980s police dramas mixed realism, spectacle and pure fantasy — with only a few getting it right
With support from her chief, Julia Sienna represented law enforcement on national TV while sharing her love of music with a national audience
The cop shows of the 1970s were full of Vietnam veterans, college-educated cops and minorities assuming fully integrated roles
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