Wash. sheriff: 'I would have to lay off almost 30% of my officers' to cover funding gap
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is expected to face a $6 million deficit, the largest portion of the county's expected $30 million gap
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Report finds security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed
Investigators examined planning between TPUSA and university officials; Turning Point reportedly insisted on holding the event outdoors over the hesitance of university officials, while the university failed to assess threats
Ore. K-9 killed during last shift before retirement
K-9 Kylo was killed during an attempt to arrest a suspect, who also died during the incident; he had served with the Portland Police Bureau since 2020
More than 900 Mich. LEOs had breath test certifications lapse, at least 40 criminal cases could be impacted
Prior to Jan. 1, 2026, the state used an online learning management system that did not notify officers when their certification expired
Fla. sheriff calls fire department split a ‘betrayal’ after county vote
Sheriff Gregory Tony criticized Broward County's decision to remove Fire Rescue from his agency after 2028, as years of disputes over funding and oversight come to a head
LAPD to test streetlight-mounted license plate readers
The three-month pilot program with Axon Enterprise will outfit some city-owned street lights with ALPR cameras at no cost to the city
Jury awards $11M in lawsuit filed by family of man who ran at LAPD officers with knife before OIS
The suit claimed the officers "should have recognized" that the man was in the midst of a crisis and that he did not pose a real threat to officers because of his small stature
Video: Carjacker skids across lanes, flees in reverse as multiple PITs destroy vehicle during pursuit
The driver, who had escaped a South Florida hospital after an involuntary mental health hold, kept fleeing in spite of multiple PIT maneuvers before being nabbed by state troopers
Former Wash. deputy awarded $30M in suit over firearms training incident that caused him to lose his leg
The suit claimed the deputy’s AR-15 unintentionally discharged after its three-point sling caught on his earmuffs during a support-side shoulder transition
When a viral drone video is not police footage: A PIO’s playbook for correcting misinformation
When social media presents privately created or altered video as police footage, clear verification and timely communication can keep misinformation from defining an agency’s actions
Fla. sheriffs, firefighters slam property tax amendment as a ‘train wreck’
Amendment 3 would expand homestead exemptions while reducing a major source of revenue used by local governments to fund law enforcement and fire services
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