By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN FRANCISCO — Three recruit classes currently training at the San Francisco Police Department Academy represent the most cadets training at the same time since before the pandemic, a San Francisco news release states.Academy class 282, which includes 19 recruits, began training Jan....
Associated PressUVALDE, Texas — Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday that...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — After increasing for three years in a row, Atlanta’s homicide rate dropped by 21% in 2023, a welcome reversal echoed in other major metros. City leaders say joint efforts will be key in continuing the trend.“I don’t put an...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FORT LEE, N.J. — Newly-released body camera footage shows an officer-involved shooting of a man who trapped relatives in a condominium and lunged at officers with knives, NJ.com reported.The Feb. 4, 2023 incident began when police responded to a condominium to find it...
By Shaddi AbusaidThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — Billboards are going up in major cities across the U.S. offering cash rewards for information leading to the arrests and convictions of violent “anarchists” opposed to Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center, the police chief said Wednesday.Police Chief Darin Schierbaum...
Press ReleaseNEW YORK - Skopenow, a market-leading OSINT provider, announced today the launch of Grid, its new 360-degree situational awareness solution. Grid equips security, intelligence, and investigative teams worldwide with enhanced proactive threat intelligence capabilities, enabling real-time detection of risks to people, assets, and operations.In...
Press ReleaseLA VERNE, Calif. - “The Debrief with Jon Becker,” the acclaimed conversational podcast that delves into the practices and leadership principles of elite tactical units, announces the launch of its highly anticipated third season. Featured guests this season include retired Delta Force Commander Pete...
By Robert SalongaBay Area News GroupSAN JOSE, Calif. — A disgraced former Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy has been convicted in a bizarre case in which authorities say he inexplicably staged a fake on-duty shooting of himself on a remote road near the Uvas Reservoir...
PRESS RELEASENEW YORK — Mark43, the leading cloud-native public safety software provider, today announced that the Melrose Park Police Department has signed on to implement Mark43’s cloud-native records management system (RMS). The partnership will provide Melrose Park’s 70 sworn officers with a secure and reliable...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) is celebrating the completion of Project Helio, an initiative of the Superior Court of California – Marin County, to transition its paper-based operations and a technology environment consisting of four aging and unreliable computer systems to...