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Former Mass. police chief awarded $1.2M after ‘malicious’ firing plot

A jury found a town administrator had maliciously used a fellow Sherborn officer as a “pawn” to force the veteran chief out

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Video: Calif. officers attach magnet to drone, disarm suspect inside home

Drone video shows a magnet, attached to the drone by Sacramento County deputies, pulling a knife from the hand of an apparently unconscious man

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SCOTUS declines to block use of force lawsuit against former LAPD officer who fatally shot knife-wielding man

The Supreme Court declined to review a decision by an appeals court, which ruled a jury could decide whether Toni McBride’s final two shots constituted an excessive use of force

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Mo. campus police chief charged, accused of giving test answers to LE academy students

Dr. Richard Flotron was charged with two counts of forgery and terminated from his position as Southeast Missouri State University Campus Police chief

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BWC shows fatal OIS of pet dog who approached LAPD officer during wellness check

Two LAPD officers responded to the scene after reports of screaming; a large Saint Bernard doodle exited the home and ran toward an officer, who then fired shots

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BWC video shows initial arrest of 19-year-old convicted of murdering athletic rival at track meet

Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder on June 10 in the death of Austin Metcalf, 17, and sentenced to 35 years in prison after a jury rejected his claims of self-defense

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1,400 train at new Ala. FBI complex built as real-world town

The Kinetic Cyber Range has hotel rooms, fully furnished houses, a power company, a hospital, a gas station, a courthouse, a hotel, a data center and an arcade

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Okla. sheriff files lawsuit over inmate transport responsibility

The lawsuit argues the Jail Trust, not the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, is responsible for transporting inmates to court

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Video: N.C. police respond to ‘teen takeover,’ 14 arrested

Winston-Salem city councilmembers are considering a proposal to establish a 10 p.m. curfew following the event, which led to the arrests of 11 minors and three adults

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Fla. town honors deputy shot in the head 18 years ago

The Pembroke Pines Town Commission elected to name Aug. 6 “Deputy Maury Hernandez Day” in honor of the deputy, who was severely wounded by a suspect

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BWC: Mich. officers ruled justified in fatal OIS of 15-year-old wielding knife

Video shows the teenager screaming at Fraser Police officers to ‘kill me’ before approaching an officer with a knife raised

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Colo. police produce true crime podcast in hopes of uncovering new leads

The Aurora PD’s four-episode special will share the story of the 2016 cold case murder of Chelsea Yasser in hopes of eliciting new tips from the public

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Small Minn. town’s 116-year-old PD dissolved

City leaders in Blackduck, a town of 800, voted unanimously to close down its police department, which was founded in 1910

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Bodycam footage released in 2021 fatal shooting of Chicago PD officer

Officer Ella French was killed and another officer was injured in the shooting, which occurred after officers stopped two suspects for a vehicle infraction

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Texas trooper killed in crash with tractor-trailer

Trooper Sergio Romero, 27, had served with the Department of Public Safety since 2025, and had prior law enforcement experience

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