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Criminal Justice Think Tank Reports Homicides Down 16% Last Year

The CCJ report shows that the downward trend appears to be continuing, with homicides in 2024 dropping by 16% compared with 2023. That drop equates to 631 fewer homicides in the 29 cities that provided data for the category.

Connecticut Officers Wounded Serving Warrant, Suspect Killed

Police did not immediately identify the 35-year-old man who was shot and killed, though New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson said police were “familiar” with the individual and he had been arrested previously.

Off-Duty Las Vegas Officer, Wife Fatally Shoot Man Attacking Woman

The department identified the officer involved as Cesar Ibarra, 48. During the shooting, Ibarra fired two rounds. Police did not say how many rounds his wife fired.

U.S. Supreme Court Case Could Affect Murder Trial of Ohio Officer

Defense attorneys for Jason Meade, a former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr., successfully requested a delay for his criminal trial to await direction from the Barnes v. Felix decision.

California Agency Receives Permission for Citywide DFR Program

The Elk Grove Police Department says its BVLOS waiver represents the largest square miles of approval for law enforcement drone operations in the nation and allows the operation of drones at an altitude up to 400 feet

California Officers Fatally Shoot Man Who Stole Patrol Vehicle, Pointed Gun at Officer

"The suspect presented a weapon, it was a firearm. We believe it may have actually been the officer's either primary or secondary firearm," said Sergeant Henry Hsu with the Fountain Valley Police Department.

2 Indiana Officers Wounded, 2 People Killed in Supermarket Shooting

Police said officers engaged the suspect outside the store and two officers were shot. In the exchange of gunfire, the suspect was shot and killed.

Some Maryland Lawmakers Want to Regulate Police Use of Drones

This month the General Assembly began weighing whether to set state-level rules for more expansive police drone programs. Lawmakers summoned police and a spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union to review Montgomery County's program.

College Student Takes Illinois Officer’s Gun, Kills Self

Charleston Police said Saturday that officers were dispatched to do a well-being check on Yahacov Dennis, a junior computer science major around 1 a.m.

SHOT SHOW 2025: Mossberg Releases 590M Breacher Professional Series

The design of the 590M provides balance and weight distribution and increased capacity while also allowing for the more compact conditions often required for breaching.

50223 590 M Professional Series Breacher

Trump Pardons DC Officers Convicted Over Man’s Death During Pursuit

“They arrested the two officers to put them in jail for going after a criminal, a rough criminal, by the way,” the president told reporters Tuesday. “I am the friend of police more than any president that has ever been.”

Seven San Antonio Officers Shot During Standoff, Suspect Dead

The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos, "then exited the apartment and opened fire on the responding officers, striking one officer in the leg," according to the SAPD.

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