Calif. police announce expansion of DFR system

The program adds two drones to the Oceanside Police Department’s fleet after an initial pilot reduced response times for top priority calls by half

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Video: Fla. officers, boater rescue man from river

Three officers climbed aboard the civilian’s boat while others stayed on shore and listened for the man’s voice; the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit also joined the search

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Venezuelan immigrant gets 4 years in prison for taking federal agent’s gun

Arnoldo Jose Marquez-Pulido, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer

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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

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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

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Retired Fla. officer killed by wife in apparent murder-suicide, sheriff’s office says

Joanne Baker was the primary caretaker for retired Pembroke Pines Officer John Baker following his severe injuries in a 2019 on-duty motorcycle crash

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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

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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

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Calif. Supreme Court orders sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in February seized approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election on statewide congressional redistricting

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Bodycam video shows fatal OIS of man who exchanged gunfire with Wis. officer

The armed man jumped from a vehicle and fled on foot, ignoring the officer’s commands to get on the ground during a foot pursuit, the Milwaukee Police Department stated

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Senate hearing examines police ALPR use, privacy concerns and AI capabilities

Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple urged Congress to set clear limits on expanding AI capabilities while preserving plate-reading tools used to solve crimes and locate missing people

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Video: Woman with 20+ warrants flees Md. traffic stop, crashes head-on into vans, killing passenger

The woman had more than 20 warrants from seven jurisdictions when she pushed a Charles County Sheriff’s deputy aside, climbed into the driver’s seat of the stopped vehicle and fled

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Video: Driver slams into Fla. cruiser after failing to move over

The North Port officer was assisting people involved in a crash on I-75 when another vehicle struck the cruiser from behind

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Hackers claim breach exposed sensitive FBI agent, applicant data

ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the apparent breach and said it was “offended” by an FBI warning that described the group as cybercriminals

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BWC: Man claiming to be a police officer fires shots at Texas deputies before fatal OIS

The man refused to provide Harris County deputies with any identification before eventually pulling out a gun, firing shots and chasing deputies

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