Two K-9s with a local sheriff’s office in Florida are recovering after an armed carjacking suspect shot both dogs during a police pursuit early Saturday, authorities said. Volusia County K-9 Ax was shot in the side of his face just after midnight while K-9 Endo was shot in the paw and chin almost two hours […]
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Police Issue Warning About Back To School Photos
With back-to-school in full swing, safety experts and law enforcement are urging parents to be mindful of what they share in regards to a popular social media photo trend with kids – as it could make them easy targets for predators. On Aug. 8, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office in Woodstock, Illinois, shared an image […]
‘Ambush-Style’ Attacks On Law Enforcement Have More Than Doubled
There have been far more than double the number of ambush-style attacks on law enforcement so far this year compared to the same time in 2020, national police union records show. As of Tuesday, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recorded 67 “ambush-style attacks” on officers year to date, with 83 officers wounded — 20 […]
Police Suicides Becoming A Major Problem
An alarming new report found suicides have been on the rise among America’s finest amid far-left incitement of anti-police sentiment. According to police non-profit Blue H.E.L.P., at least 174 officers died by suicide last year. The report found a police officer was more likely to take their own life than die in the line of […]
44% Of Americans Want More Police In Their Community
Forty-four percent of registered voters in the July 8-9 survey said they want more police and policing activity in their community. By contrast, 7 percent of respondents said they want less police in their area while 50 percent said they want the same amount of police. A majority of Hispanic voters, 54 percent, want more […]
President Biden Called For More Police In American Cities
President Biden on Monday convened a group of federal law enforcement and community leaders at the White House to discuss his administration’s comprehensive strategy to reduce gun crimes, saying there is “no one-size-fits-all approach” to combating gun violence and doubling down on the need to hire more police officers and crack down on illegal firearms. […]
Departments Losing Police Officers At Alarming Rate
More than 440 employees of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) have left the job as of the end of April – already over half of the total number of personnel who did so during each year in recent history, Fox News has learned. The LASD’s highest-ranking official is asking county executives to allow his […]
Two Officers, 3 Others Killed During Shootout
Two North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were killed and three other people found dead in what authorities are calling an ambush that turned into a 13-hour standoff between a shooter and law enforcement. Two deputies have died from their injuries suffered during the standoff that took place at a home near Boone, located about 116 miles […]
Biden Demands Police Reform Legislation In Wake Of Latest Shootings
President Biden is keeping his distance from police reform legislation negotiations on Capitol Hill, using his bully pulpit to publicly demand action on reform but leaving the legislating to lawmakers. The strategy is meant to give Republicans and Democrats time to come together on a police reform measure that can pass the Senate, and allies […]
Madman Throws Chemicals On New York Police Officers
A motorist hurled a Molotov cocktail at New York City police officers Saturday morning and doused another in the face with a liquid chemical during separate incidents, authorities said. The NYPD told Fox News that officers in Brooklyn attempted to pull over a 2000 Lincoln Town Car being driven by a 44-year-old man just before […]
State Police Officer’s Murder Caught On Camera
A New Mexico State Police officer was fatally shot on a highway Thursday and authorities chased the attacker, killing him in a shootout, officials said. The officer who was killed has been identified as 28-year-old Darian Jarrott, reported KVIA-TV El Paso. Authorities also released the name of the attacker who was killed, 39-year-old Omar Felix […]
Portland Police Exiting The Force En Masse
The Portland Police Bureau now has the “lowest number of sworn employees” in more than 25 years, prompting the department to reassign certain personnel as a way to decrease overtime costs, officials announced. On Thursday, Portland police reassigned sergeants and officers from three precincts “in an effort to reduce overtime costs” – just one day […]