APB American Police Beat

While law enforcement can be a thankless job, it’s not unheard of for officers to receive a word of thanks from those they’ve helped. Though these expressions of gratitude are […]

Over the years, training has taken more than its share of budget cuts. Some department administrators see the training budget as a politically convenient place to help balance some funding […]

Chief: What if we train them and they leave? Sergeant: What if we don’t and they stay? With recruitment on the decline, retention has quickly become one of the most […]

Some people talk about differences. I’ve lived them. After more than two decades in law enforcement, starting in a high-crime border county in South Texas and later transitioning to university […]

Rioting has been a recurring pattern throughout human history. For most of recorded history, masses of like-minded people, relying on a crowd to provide anonymity and impunity, gather up and […]

If you pay attention to current events, you’ve probably heard on TV or read in print similar, broad brushed propaganda about LEO labor organizations. Usually, it’s some jerk-off with a […]

Across the country, law enforcement agencies are using summer camps to build trust, teach life skills and spark career interest. In York, South Carolina, police hosted a free camp for […]

In early June, a news camera trained on Dr. Ryan Fransman of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The young doctor, clearly just as much at home in front of the […]

The Indiana State Police (ISP) is embracing innovation on and off the track with a turbocharged  recruitment campaign powered by a unique partnership with NTT IndyCar Series driver Felix Rosenqvist. […]

In the minds of many people, small-town policing is as easy as Sheriff Andy Taylor made it appear in the 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show. In the fictional […]

In towns across America, where community matters and neighbors still look out for one another, property crimes such as burglaries, thefts, vandalism and car prowls are not just statistics; they […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on July 16 announced Detective Claudia Castro of the Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department as its Officer of the Month for June […]

In early July, 75-year-old Bill McCord went missing from his home in Washington County, Oregon. Although he had wandered off without his cellphone, he was wearing a Project Lifesaver bracelet — a device that allowed the Washington County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team to quickly locate him. His rescue marks one of the latest successful operations by one of Project Lifesaver’s more than 1,800 member agencies.

CARFAX for Police and NE-IAATI unveil vehicle crimes educational series by CARFAX for PoliceTo address the escalating issue of vehicle crime and auto theft throughout North America, CARFAX for Police […]

Every day, law enforcement officers throughout the nation deal with the ongoing toll that Mexican cartels thrust on communities. The drug trade leaves a trail of death and addiction. Human […]

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for […]

The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in the first half of 2025 decreased 53% compared to the same time period last year, […]

In police work, people who are doing the one thing they may have always wanted to do with their lives often have low engagement with a department’s overall mission and […]

Let me give it to you straight: Back when I served as the use-of-force trainer for an agency located in a rowdy border county in South Texas, I saw deputies […]

Law enforcement agencies are issuing new warnings to the public as surveillance video from South Carolina reveals the alarming spread of a violent robbery tactic known as “jugging.” The crime […]