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Former Utah officer testifies about finding ‘sniper pad’ on nearby rooftop after Charlie Kirk assassination

A former Utah Valley University officer testified he found evidence of a prone firing position overlooking the shooting scene as prosecutors seek to send the capital murder case to trial

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Ohio officer killed, 2 wounded in shooting during disturbance call

A Rittman officer was killed, two officers and a Wayne County sheriff’s K-9 were wounded, and the suspected gunman was found dead inside the home

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Charges refiled against man accused of causing Wash. officer’s death

Henry Eugene Washington was charged with murder in the shooting that resulted in the death of Officer Jonathan Shoop in July 2020

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Handler allowed to purchase, keep K-9 after leaving Minn. sheriff’s office

Deputy Steve Henriksen resigned from the Swift County Sheriff’s Office, but didn’t want to be separated from Red, a K-9 that had been assigned to him for more than four years

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Drop in violent crime will allow NOPD to shift to proactive policing, officials say

NOPD recorded 38 murders through June 25, representing one of the lowest year-to-date totals the city has seen in decades

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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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