APB American Police Beat

Pueblo police Sgt. Bowen challenged a man to a dance-off in a parking lot outside of a downtown convenience store at 1 a.m. in order to get him to leave the area. Bowen […]

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) police force is complaining of hampered operations due to pandemic-related defunding amid a spike in mail theft.  Postal Police Office Association President Frank Albergo told Fox News that […]

It was June 2, 2020, and I was two hours from the end of my shift. That’s when a supervisor informed me I was being forced to assist with a protest at a […]

For the first time, records of millions of traffic stops by the New Jersey State Police will be publicly available. The public can now access data on 6 million traffic stops dating back […]

Louisville Metro police officers rescued a girl from a terrible fate after she was kidnapped off the street while playing in her front yard. Body cam footage released by the department showed Officer […]

Conducting in-service training is the single most difficult task for any instructor. Not only will they be judged on the class material and presentation like any other instructor, but they must face the […]

Florida’s new bipartisan-supported policing law aims to change the culture of policing in the state. The law, signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and supported on both sides of the aisle, introduced significant […]

  Arkansas State Police Officer Chet White was honored as Trooper of the Year after rescuing a girl – his colleague’s daughter – from a serious accident while off-duty. Due to White’s quick […]

The calls for more law enforcement training seem to be increasing: more de-escalation training, more implicit bias training, more less-than-lethal training. Those calls are answered with more annual training requirements, like Missouri’s recent […]

California retailers have been forced to close stores and limit their hours amidst a shoplifting surge following a California law that raised the threshold for theft felonies from $450 to $950 dollars in […]

FBI Task Force officer and 30-year-veteran of the Terre Haute Police Department Greg Ferency was recently shot and killed in an ambush outside an FBI building in Indiana. The suspect, 44-year-old Shane Meehan, […]

In 1995, fresh out of a big-city police academy in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, my focus was on arresting bad guys to make my community a better place to live. I had been […]

Across the nation, law enforcement officers are being challenged. Use of force is a national hot button, along with perceptions of systemic racism and civil protest. Local, state and federal lawmakers are tackling […]

Dallas police officers and civilians spent July 7 remembering the five officers who were tragically killed in the line of duty five years ago during an ambush with a march and a candlelight […]

Hundreds of local residents of Braintree, Massachusetts. showed up for a cornhole tournament and fundraiser to honor the memory of K-9 Kitt, a Braintree police dog who was killed in a recent shootout. […]

by Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny What is the craziest thing you ever did to stay awake? “Drank multiple Red Bulls and did a push-up contest in the middle of the night with the […]

It’s the least effective and most unrewarding rank. All the ranks above it and all the ranks below it not only succeed at their missions, but their members feel useful, valued and part […]

The Department of the Interior is creating a taskforce to review and oversee the practices and policies of the U.S. Park Police after a recent report found problems with the police’s handling of […]

The New York Police Department has expanded this year’s youth summer-jobs program as part of a city-wide employment program for pandemic-related economic recovery. The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is a six-week program […]

A new law adopted last year in California as part of a series of law enforcement reforms will lay investigations of police shootings of unarmed civilians at the doorstep of the Department of […]