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Mo. police to fine parents for school shooting threats, fights

By Monica ObradovicSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS — As a surge of violent threats disrupt area schools, the St. John Police Department is putting its foot down. ...

By Larry Smith

LAPD probing allegation that officer cheated on exam with camera-equipped glasses

By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police officer is under investigation for allegedly recording the questions to a promotional exam on a pair of camera-equipped smart glasses, “Mission Impossible"-style, with the intention of passing the information to others taking the test. ...

By Larry Smith

DOJ awards $600M to boost police hiring, school safety and mental health programs

By Police1 StaffThe Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has awarded over $600 million in grants to law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders across the U.S., the agency announced in a news release.The funding aims to support efforts such as hiring...

By Larry Smith

Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump

By Rebecca Santana, Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin RicherAssociated PressWASHINGTON — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a new report that lays out a litany of missed...

By Larry Smith

Video: K-9 aids in arrest of suspected drug dealer who crashed limo, fled into woods

By Joanna PutmanPolice1PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Pleasant Prairie Police Department shared dashcam and body camera footage of an incident where a man led police on a brief pursuit, crashed a limousine and fled on foot before being apprehended in a wooded area, WFRV reported. ...

By Larry Smith

BWC: Texas trooper finds 16 migrants behind false wall in trailer during traffic stop

By Joanna PutmanPolice1KENNEDY COUNTY, Texas — A Houston man faces felony charges of human smuggling after Texas Department of Public Safety troopers discovered 16 migrants hidden behind a false wall in a trailer, Click2Houston reported. ...

By Larry Smith

Las Vegas Valley police departments deny access to mugshots after Ariz. privacy ruling

By Noble Brigham and Katelyn NewbergLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — Local police departments are citing a new 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling to deny access to mugshots of people arrested and accused of committing crimes. ...

By Larry Smith

Calif. Sheriff’s Office plane makes ‘emergency landing’ in field

By Rosalio Ahumada and Daniel HuntThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO — A Sacramento County sheriff’s plane was forced to make an “emergency landing” Thursday morning and came to rest upside down in an open field in West Sacramento. ...

By Larry Smith

AI in policing: What tech mogul Larry Ellison gets right and wrong

The recent Oracle financial analyst meeting on September 12, 2024, featured Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chair and CTO, sharing his brilliant and thought-provoking insights on the tech industry and Oracle’s strategy. While many of his remarks were accurate, some require further examination, especially regarding global policing...

By Larry Smith

DOJ opens civil rights probe of Miss. sheriff’s office after ex-deputies convicted of racist assault

By Emily Wagster PettusAssociated PressJACKSON, Miss. — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers assaulted two men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before...

By Larry Smith