Man arrested after allegedly throwing concrete chunks at LAPD from high-rise building

The man threw the concrete pieces as LAPD officers responded to a medical emergency

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N.H. officers justified in fatal OIS, state AG’s office rules

The report found that it was “objectively reasonable” for the Manchester officers to believe the man was “about to use, or was actively using, deadly force” when they fatally shot him

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New Iowa K-9s named in honor of fallen heroes

Police Service Dog Mill — named for Army Sgt. Joseph Milledge of Glenwood — is partnered with Council Bluffs Officer Nathan Classe

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Md. bill would replace ‘fireman,’ ‘policeman’ in county code

The proposal would update county law with gender-neutral terms as part of a broader code modernization effort

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Mass. city raises maximum police recruit age to 39

The expanded eligibility comes as retirements, military deployments and long-term absences leave the Worcester PD down 58 officers, with dozens more eligible to retire this year

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‘He will forever be 29’: Parents of slain N.Y. officer address killer’s father at sentencing

Officer Michael Jensen’s parents told the court they continue to live with the pain of losing their son in the 2024 ambush as the gunman’s father was sentenced on an illegal weapons conviction

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How police from coast to coast are preparing for America 250’s biggest Fourth of July yet

From D.C. to California, agencies are expanding security with drones, traffic enforcement and marine patrols

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Dallas PD relaxes dress code to allow more piercings, tattoos, hats

New regulations allow DPD officers to wear department-issued hats or hats from approved police associations, as well as a single nose stud and certain approved hand tattoos

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NYC budget drops funding for NYPD headcount increase

At a budget press conference, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he backed down from increasing the headcount; he estimated cost of the increase would have been $70 million

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Chicago superintendent announces retirement after 3 years leading PD

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling joined the police department in 1992 as a patrol officer, before later serving as the department’s counterterrorism chief

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‘That man died a hero’: Pa. trooper killed by tractor-trailer during commercial vehicle inspection

Trooper Michael Pahira, a nearly 20-year law enforcement, was assisting with a commercial vehicle inspection when he was fatally struck by an out-of-control truck

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BWC: Ill. officer, traffic stop subject wrestle over gun before fatal OIS

After more than a minute of a physical altercation over the gun, the man appeared to break away with the gun before the Oak Park Police officer fired multiple shots

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BWC: Okla. K-9 dragged by suspect fleeing in truck

Oklahoma City Police K-9 Dash grabbed onto a fleeing suspect’s leg; the suspect then began to drive away, dragging the K-9 “a significant distance down the road”

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Prosecutors won’t file charges against 2 drivers in collisions that killed Wash. trooper

Pierce County prosecutors stated they could not definitively prove that the first driver acted with negligence or that the second driver knew they struck Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting

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Videos show crowd throwing glass, trash at Boston cop as street takeover suspect flees

As the officer physically struggled with a suspect, “multiple members of the group congregating began throwing various items at [the officer] including alcoholic beverages”

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