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The Cheektowaga Town Police Department is experiencing increased efficiency in its patrols with the help of award-winning Patrolfinder technology. “My department was looking for a way to improve patrol efficiency,” […]

Officers Joshua Riosbaas and Nicholas Shipilov, members of the Antioch Police Department’s Community Engagement Team in Northern California, knew exactly what to do when they encountered a young, unhoused man […]

Making daring rescues comes with the job of a police officer, but even seasoned cops can be surprised by who needs the rescuing. Officers Whisler and Coughlin of the Upper […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on May 27 announced Sergeant John Banner, Officer Christopher Wiseman and Officer Brian Leal of the White Settlement (Texas) Police Department as […]

There are two main ethical tribes that people belong to. In these tribes, people use different approaches to make what they believe are ethical decisions. Each tribe thinks the other […]

Editor’s note: This is part 5 of a nine-part series reflecting on the September 11, 2001, terror attacks ahead of their 25th remembrance this year. Retired Port Authority Police Officer […]

Officer-involved shootings suck. Having to shoot with one hand in an officer-involved shooting would suck even more. There’s no reason to make a bad day even worse, so we need […]

Keeping kids safe from predators online is no easy task, and it demands that law enforcement get creative not only in investigative strategies, but through preventive messaging, too. That’s the […]

Earlier this year, the International Association of Chiefs of Police convened a meeting with members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to discuss the effects of immigration enforcement actions on […]

Campton Police Department   This spring, students from several Mount Prospect Academy locations in New Hampshire were invited to attend MPA K9 Day to witness the multiple jobs assigned to […]

According to the Donor Alliance, one organ donor can save up to eight lives and a tissue donation can affect up to 75 individuals. Sheriff A.J. Smith of Franklin County, […]

Law enforcement professionals within New York City’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and NYC Parks, along with their New York Police Department counterparts, have […]

You like Jordans or nah?” That casual question from a Sandy Springs, Georgia, police officer caught on body camera has stirred up a strong response. The unnamed officer is seen […]

On April 29, a crowd decked out in denim on the plaza outside San Francisco Police Department headquarters wasn’t there to honor the birthplace of Levi Strauss & Co., the […]

My 41 years in the police profession have taught me that a secret to enhancing effective policing is hiding in plain sight. It aligns with the ethos of elite achievers […]

You think you can do better?” I asked him. “Run for president and take my job. In the meantime, put that finger back in your pocket and get your sorry […]

A veteran patrol officer said something to me recently that stuck. “Chief,” he said, leaning against the hood of his patrol car after a long shift, “I don’t recognize the […]

Barely a year after the September 11 attacks, citizens in Washington, D.C., and neighboring communities in Maryland and Virginia once again found themselves living under a shroud of fear from […]

As I share my journey, my purpose is to let grieving parents know they are not alone. I am a Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) survivor and a surviving mother. […]

Someone once told me that when it comes to the job, you’ll remember your first, your worst and your last. When it comes to a line-of-duty death (LODD), it often […]