APB American Police Beat

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office recently announced plans to terminate the city’s contract with ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system, later this year. The decision, made public on February 13, […]

A chilling plot to carry out a school shooting at Ontario Christian High School was thwarted thanks to the vigilance of a classmate who reported concerning behavior to school officials. […]

Your thoughts impact your performance. Positive thoughts alone (e.g., “I am competent; I am capable”) tend to be necessary but insufficient to achieve the desired outcome (e.g., hitting the bull’s-eye) […]

A 24-year-old man, self-styled as “The Official Pro-Life Spider-Man,” was apprehended by Las Vegas authorities on February 7, after climbing the towering Sphere venue, standing at a height of 366 […]

Law enforcement agencies in the United States are grappling with an alarming surge in AI-generated fake child sexual abuse images, raising difficulties with investigations and child protection efforts. The proliferation […]

Law enforcement officers are charged with a wide array of duties in order to protect the community, maintain order and safeguard the public’s rights. They put on a thousand hats. […]

President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to nominate Colonel John E. Richardson, the executive assistant to Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr., as the next United […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Boston Logan Airport recently made a bizarre discovery after intercepting a traveler attempting to illegally import four deceased and dehydrated monkeys into the […]

Traditionally, police departments have relied on sworn officers to maintain law and order within communities. However, police departments have increasingly turned to volunteers to fill unique and specialized roles. This […]

Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood recently revealed plans to potentially incorporate jiu-jitsu training into North Carolina’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET). In an interview with CBS 17 on February 7, […]

Windsor Locks, Connecticut, police have apprehended a suspected thief believed to be responsible for stripping copper parts from commercial air-conditioning units, largely thanks to advanced DNA testing technology. The arrest […]

According to the National Policing Institute, the paradigm of evidence-based policing (EBP) followed the concepts of evidence-based medicine (EBM), which was adopted as standard professional practice in the early 1990s. […]

Following a series of high-profile crime incidents that have rocked communities across San Miguel County, Colorado, local law enforcement agencies are pointing to state bail reforms and low staffing numbers […]

After a valiant battle against cancer spanning more than a year, K-9 Zoltan bid farewell to his duties with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police on February 4. The 9-year-old […]

As we are all painfully aware, legitimate and painful acts of discrimination, sexual harassment and bias have been a serious reality in a great many organizations in the past. Unfortunately, […]

In a bid to enhance transparency and accountability within law enforcement practices, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has launched the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) Dashboard, which […]

In a bid to reform school security measures, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are negotiating with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 to allow civilians to work part-time security […]

Today’s police officers are well trained and highly skilled. Most police academy basic and in-service training is focused on skill development. However, while skill training is essential, it can be […]

A Colorado man reportedly called police on himself, claiming that a friend had bugged his phone and eyeglasses, leading to a series of bizarre events that resulted in the discovery […]

In response to a significant rise in crime rates aboard Minneapolis and St. Paul Metro Transit buses and trains, the transit agency’s police force is turning to social media to […]