PDAs on Patrol

Law enforcement software is now available for PDAs that can give you license plate information in 15 seconds while you are standing on the side of the road in the rain. There are even systems that will prioritize what they display first when you run a subject's operator's license so that they will show you that the driver is wanted for assault on a peace officer in another county before they show you his address.

Calif. Cops Forced to Kill Marine

Palm Springs (Calif.) Police officers shot and killed a U.S. Marine early Saturday, after he struck a bicycle officer with a vehicle and dragged a second officer who reached into the vehicle to turn off the ignition.

California Police Thwart Possible School Shooting, Arrest 3 Teens

Officers with the Desert Hot Springs (CA) Police Department arrested three 14-year-old teenagers—two boys and a girl—on Sunday after "troubling social media posts" were reported to the police by a Desert Hot Springs Unified School District staffer.

More Than 7,000 Tips Provided to Kirk Assassination Investigation

More than 7,000 tips were provided to the investigation by the day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus on Wednesday. The FBI has not received that much help from the public since the Boston Marathon bombings.

Colorado Springs 911 Center Facing Staffing Emergency

The Colorado Springs Police Department has for years grappled with ongoing staffing shortages among police officers and in its communications center, which currently has 27 vacancies, according to Chief Adrian Vasquez.

The Hammer's Falling

Sometimes the best tool available to a cop is a well-turned phrase.

Patricia A. Parker

Tactical Medics Saved Lives During Colorado Springs Shooting

Tactical response paramedics are some of the unsung heroes in the Nov. 27 shooting in Colorado Springs. More Here.

Sydney Vail, MD