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More IACP 2025 From the Show Floor

Watch expanded coverage of IACP 2025 as the POLICE Magazine team walks the aisles at the expo and shares what we found interesting on display for chiefs from across the country and around the world this week in Denver, Colorado.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

DOJ Issues Report Saying Baltimore PD Violated Rights of Black Residents, Department and Union Respond

Gene Ryan, president of Baltimore City FOP Lodge 3, issued a statement saying the department's and the city's leaders should be blamed for the conditions described in the DOJ report and saying pressure from command on street officers to achieve favorable statistics in Compstat led to abuses.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2016

Arkansas Officers Shot, Suspect at Large

At least two law enforcement officers were shot this morning in Sebastian County, AR, according to the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office.

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Articlesby Rod BernsenAugust 9, 2016

Media: Getting in Front of the Story

I know one thing for sure: neither cops nor reporters understand each other. The role of the media is to be a check on government, including law enforcement. And law enforcement's role is the motto written on the side of LAPD's patrol cars: "to protect and to serve."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2016

Minneapolis PD Revises Force Policy to Emphasize De-Escalation

Minneapolis police officers will be trained to exhaust all reasonable means in defusing potentially violent encounters before resorting to force, under new department rules unveiled Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2016

New Federal Charges Accuse Ex-L.A. Sheriff of Obstructing Justice, Lying to Authorities

Days after withdrawing a guilty plea for lying during an FBI investigation into widespread abuses at the county jails, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was indicted Friday on more serious charges that could bring up to 20 years in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2016

Instagram Posts May Have Escalated Fatal Maryland Standoff, Police Say

During the standoff, which lasted several hours, videos from inside the apartment were posted to the Instagram account of the woman, Korryn Gaines, 23, whose 5-year-old son was also in the home, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2016

NYPD Commissioner Bratton Steps Down

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, chief of the nation's largest police department, is quitting his high-profile job, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2016

Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Withdraws His Guilty Plea

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca withdrew his guilty plea Monday to a charge of lying during an FBI investigation into the county's jails, opting instead for a trial.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2016

Basketball Great Michael Jordan Donates $1 Million Each to IACP and NAACP

Basketball Hall of Famer and owner of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets Michael Jordan has donated $1 miilion each to the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the NAACP with the goal of improving relations between police and the African-American community.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2016

Indianapolis Police Post Photo on Facebook of Children Praying for Officer Father

A photo shared by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Facebook Sunday is touching hearts across the country, as it shows children praying for the safe return of their police officer father.

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