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Testing it over the course of the week, the Guardian Duty Holster exhibited zero challenges with holstering or presenting the weapon during testing, both with and without a mounted...
'His radio saved his life. The bullet is lodged in the radio.'
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Setting new year's resolutions for police officers.
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A Davie, FL, police officer opened fire after being struck by a fleeing vehicle.
A Houston police officer confronts an armed suspect using a woman as a shield.
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Washington State Patrol
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was investigating a collision in Tacoma when she was struck by a vehicle and thrown into traffic before being struck by a second...
Dec. 22, 2025
A shoplifting suspect draws a gun and pulls the trigger while pointing the weapon at a Canton, OH, police officer.
"He pulled it out, pointed it right at my face and pulled it. The trigger just didn’t go off," a Canton police officer says in body camera footage after a shoplifting suspect ...
Dec. 22, 2025
Huntsville, TX, Police Department
A Huntsville, TX, police officer was critically injured in a head-on crash with a stolen vehicle suspect.
Huntsville Police Officer Sean Brinson was on his way to help with stopping a suspect in a stolen vehicle when the driver crashed head-on into Brinson's cruiser, critically injuring...
Dec. 22, 2025
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Lexington, KY, wants to begin using drones to respond to emergency calls.
Lexington police and other city public safety officials will test drones from various vendors through the spring in order to get approval from lawmakers to use the devices to ...
Dec. 22, 2025

Learning Resources

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Dec. 2, 2025
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Aug. 12, 2025

Video

Three Rochester, NY, police officers were shot and wounded during a call.
An armed suspect began shooting at Rochester police responding to a domestic incident before he was fatally shot after fleeing on foot and exchanging gunfire with officers.
Dec. 20, 2025
The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting was found dead in New Hampshire.
Claudio Naves Valente, a 48-year-old former Brown University PhD student, was identified as the mass shooting suspect, and he was tied to the killing of an MIT professor in his...
Dec. 19, 2025
Gwinnett County, GA, police rescue a 5-year-old autistic boy in a drain pipe.
"I have a 5-year-old child who's also on the autism spectrum, so this call hits hard for me," said a Gwinnett County police officer who helped rescue an autistic boy who wandered...
Dec. 19, 2025
Mount Holly, NJ, police rescue two girls who fell through the ice on a frozen lake Wednesday.
Three middle school students had been walking on a lake's frozen surface when the ice cracked, and Mount Holly police used a rope to pull two girls from the water.
Dec. 19, 2025

Roll Call Podcast

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Tampa, FL, police give emotional support to a 7-year-old son rescued from a wrecked SUV in May; an Upper Allen Township, PA, police officer makes the best out of an anonymous complaint about a girl's lemonade stand in July; and a Cabarrus County sheriff's deputy ends a contentious traffic stop in March with a hug and establishs a bond with the driver that lasted months later.
This special podcast episode looks back at the feel-good law enforcement stories of 2025, sharing examples of officers' compassion and kindness that will have you grabbing a tissue...
Dec. 21, 2025
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Authorities have found answers to the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor.
The latest podcast episode looks at authorities cracking the cases concerning the Brown University shooting, the killing of an MIT professor and a New Year's Eve terror plot in...
Dec. 19, 2025
Adams County, CO, Sheriff's Office
Adams County, CO, Sheriff's Office Commander Karl Smalley.
Adams County Sheriff's Office Commander Karl Smalley was found unresponsive when deputies responded to a missing person call in Watkins.
Dec. 19, 2025
Walsenburg, CO, Police Sgt. Henry Ezell died Wednesday.
Walsenburg Police Sgt. Henry Ezell, a community service officer, was hospitalized after injuring his head when he fell at a restaurant while on duty.
Dec. 19, 2025

Officer Labs

Urban SDK
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What if you could have actionable evidence in just minutes? The Urban SDK system provides instant insights into speeding and traffic violations, helping police effectively deploy...
Nov. 17, 2025
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Between the small profile of the sight itself combined with this unique mounting system, the Glock/COA combo is perfect for plainclothes or off-duty use.
Oct. 21, 2025
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The scheduling solution was designed by former and active public safety personnel who understand the potential challenges of scheduling for different shifts, assignments, locations...
Oct. 14, 2025
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Centerline AI
With its suite of customizable templates to create a variety of necessary forms for law enforcement agencies, CentralSquare's Centerline AI earned the OFFICER Labs — Tested/Field...
Aug. 19, 2025

Honoring the Fallen

Phoenicia, NY, Fire District
Retired police officer and Phoenicia, NY, Fire District Commissioner Michael J. Ryan.
Phoenicia Fire District Commissioner Michael J. Ryan, who had served with the Ulster and Kingston police departments, went into cardiac arrest while helping to rescue an injured...
Dec. 15, 2025
Kaufman, TX, Police Department
Kaufman, TX, Police Officer Austin Cooley, 26, also served as a Hunt County deputy fire chief.
Kaufman Police Officer Austin Cooley, who also served as a Hunt County deputy fire chief, was returning home from working a law enforcement shift when he crashed head-on into ...
Dec. 9, 2025
Park Forest, IL, Police Department
Park Forest Police Det. Tim Jones was shot multiple times while trying to apprehend a suspect in March 2016, and he underwent extensive surgery and years of rehabilitation.
Dec. 8, 2025
Burbank, CA, Police K-9 Spike.
Burbank police officers stood at attention and saluted as four pallbearers carried the flag-draped casket of Spike, a K-9 who was shot and killed when he went after a fleeing ...
Dec. 5, 2025