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.
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Authorities have found answers to the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor.
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A Sterling Heights, MI, police officer applied back blows to an unresponsive child.
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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
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
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A Rowan County, NC. sheriff's deputy wasn't seriously hurt after being ejected in a rollover crash.
Miraculously, a Rowan County sheriff's deputy wasn't seriously hurt when he was ejected from his cruiser after he "appeared to hydroplane" on a wet road and the vehicle flipped...
Dec. 19, 2025

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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
Glendale Heights, IL, police saved three people whose vehicle crashed into an icy pond Sunday.
Two Glendale Heights police officers braved frigid temperatures to keep three people afloat after their vehicle crashed into an ice-covered pond.
Dec. 18, 2025
A fleeing suspect is accused of driving at Henderson, NV, police officers.
A 26-year-old man is accused of driving toward Henderson police responding to reports of a fight at an apartment complex, and the officers fired 14 shots as the suspect fled the...
Dec. 18, 2025

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OFFICER Magazine announced the winners of its sixth annual OFFICER Station Design Awards (OSDA) program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from law enforcement...
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This facility received the Law Enforcement Facilities III Gold Award in the 2025 Officer Station Design Awards. Official Project Name: Avondale Police Detention, Substation &...
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A man stabs a Houston police officer outside a downtown CVS.
Recently released body camera and bystander video footage shows a frightening confrontation between Houston police and an agitated man, who stabbed an officer in the head before...
Dec. 17, 2025
A King County, WA, Sheriff's Office drone drops a life jacket to a stranded driver.
A King County sheriff's deputy piloted a drone in order to drop a life jacket to a driver trapped on the roof of his car, which was stuck in the rising and fast-moving floodwaters...
Dec. 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.
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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...
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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