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Slightly more than 50% of respondents in our survey said 18-year-olds should be legally permitted to buy firearms. About 42% of respondents would like to see 21 as the minimum age for firearm purchase.
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Officer Michael Chesna, 42, was killed when a suspect identified as Emanuel Lopes, 20, struck Chesna in the head with a large rock, took his gun and then shot Chesna in the head and chest, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said.
Read More →When the incident occurred, the pilot managed to triangulate the location of the laser and saw a suspect retreat to his apartment, police said. When police searched the apartment they "found a green, high-powered laser,'' police said.
Read More →Each year, the Michigan State Police driving unit evaluates law enforcement vehicles from the new model year. The unit evaluates patrol cars, SUVs and motorcycles using a series of tests that test each vehicle's performance, ergonomics and mechanic-friendly qualities. The results are tallied and included in a report that's used by police fleet managers to aid in the decision to purchase patrol vehicles.
Read More →A K-9 with the West Hartford Police Department has died from complications from lymphoma that forced him into retirement in January of 2018.
Read More →An Auburn, MA, Police officer was shot and killed early Sunday morning during a traffic stop.
Read More →Hofmann was outside his patrol car wearing a reflective vest while taking measurements on the right side of the berm when a tan Chevrolet Astro van traveling south on U.S. 42 drifted off the right side of the road and struck Hofmann.
Read More →Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance W. Gainer, a 42-year officer, has said he doesn't advice national politicians to arm themselves while in their districts, however several elected leaders believe they need more security.
Read More →A person can frame a federal lawsuit against an officer under either the "special relationship" doctrine or the "state-created danger" doctrine.
Read More →When he jumped out of his patrol car at Pinelake Health and Rehab, Officer Justin Garner of the Carthage Police Department knew he couldn't wait for backup. He pulled his .40-caliber Glock handgun and walked into the nursing home, a convoluted building the size of a small shopping center.
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