Law Enforcement

A board voted Thursday to not disband the Crystal Lake Park District Police Department, which is the only park district in McHenry County to have a police force. The Crystal Lake Park District Board discussed disbanding the Crystal Lake Park District Police over the past several months, since at least August, according to board documents. [...]

Louisiana Republican Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency Thursday over a shortage of police officers, the Associated Press reported. Landry, a former police officer and sheriff’s deputy, signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency, citing Louisiana’s statewide police officer shortage, which the governor claimed has led to an increase in crime. [...]

CHESTER, PA - A Delaware County detective was shot Saturday following a pursuit of a man wanted for a separate shooting. Around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, police located a suspect vehicle connected with a previous shooting incident. The vehicle crashed after leading police from Chester to Upland and back to Chester, near West 14th Street and Arbor [...]

Two Burnsville police officers and a Fire Department paramedic were shot and killed early Sunday morning after an hourslong standoff following a domestic abuse call. A gunman barricaded himself inside a home with a woman and seven children before firing on the three, then later turning a gun on himself. Officers responded to the residence [...]

It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54 million yearly police-citizen contacts, interactions were mostly positive which almost seems almost impossible considering the nature of the job. 85% say they were treated fairly, and 84% say they were treated with respect. Read more...

LAS CRUCES, NM - Armando Silva, 29, murdered Las Cruces Officer Jonah Hernandez in the line of duty this past weekend with a fatal stab to the chest, marking the first on-duty death of an officer in the department's 96-year history. Silva, who reportedly had a lengthy criminal history, was subsequently shot and killed by a good [...]

An eighth suspect has been busted for the Times Square attack on an NYPD officer and lieutenant outside a migrant shelter, police said Tuesday. The suspect, seen on video wearing a red, white and blue Fila jacket, was arrested in the Bronx Tuesday morning, police said. Read more...

SMYRNA, GA - A man who had previously been arrested for terroristic threats was arrested last week after two officers were made sick when the man handed them papers with an unknown substance on them. According to Atlanta Journal Constitution, 51-year-old Little Gaston Stone walked into the Smyrna Police Department (SPD) and handed two officers [...]

ATLANTA, GA- Georgia Police and the FBI continue to stand their ground against activists involved in a campaign against a developing police and fire department training center. Backed by the Atlanta Police Foundation, The Atlanta Public Safety Center, dubbed by activists as “Cop City,” is scheduled to open its first phase in late 2024. According [...]

I am a former Tacoma police officer. For three years I have watched the city, state, and police leadership bend a knee to the media, throw the officers and their families under the bus all under some false rhetoric. Read more...