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Patrol

Video: N.C. Cops Arrest Suspect After Rural Pursuit

A high-speed vehicle pursuit through rural Burke County, N.C., earlier this month ended with a suspect being taken into custody on the hood of the lead pursuing cruiser.

May 19, 2013

Patrol

Boston Top Cop: FBI Didn't Disclose Tsarnaev Probe

The Boston Police Department wasn't informed of a Russian intelligence warning about the Boston Marathon bombing suspect or an FBI probe of the matter, Commissioner Edward Davis told Congress today.

May 8, 2013

Patrol

FBI: Minnesota Terror Plot Thwarted

A raid of a suspect's western Minnesota mobile home likely prevented a terror attack after federal agents seized Molotov cocktails, pipe bombs, and guns, according to the FBI.

May 5, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Calif. Cities Ground Police Helicopter Program

Two Orange County cities have formally dissolved a joint police helicopter program that provided airborne patrols for nearly two decades in a budget-tightening move.

April 28, 2013

Patrol

Detroit One Crime Initiative Targets Gun Violence

Detroit's elected and law enforcement leaders hope to reduce gun-related violence in the shattered city by 25% this year through targeted enforcement and agency collaboration.

March 25, 2013

Training

Cross-Train Less-Lethal Weapons with Mutual-Aid Agencies

Whenever you arrive for mutual aid, you're the visiting team. Everyone has different ground rules. Another department arriving on mutual aid may have a more stringent or lackadaisical policy. Compare their policy for deployment to yours.

March 4, 2013

Patrol

Dorner Manhunt Cost Millions

The cost of searching for murder suspect Chris Dorner could total in the millions, as law enforcement agencies involved in the manhunt now tally the resources deployed to locate the fugitive ex-LAPD cop.

February 24, 2013

Special Units

Chicago Drug Task Force Targets Cartel 'Choke Points'

Seventy federal agents, police officers, and prosecutors recently started working there in what authorities say is a first-of-its-kind drug-fighting headquarters.

February 3, 2013

Training

LAPD: DEA Stymied Homicide Probe

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has refused for more than two years to allow its agents to cooperate with a Los Angeles Police Department investigation into the death of a drug suspect shortly after he was arrested in a DEA operation.

December 20, 2012

Special Units

Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Crowd Control Unit

The Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Rapid Response Team was established with three squads of officers, plus supervisors and logistics support. Now it totals 40 officers, all trained in the latest crowd control techniques developed by FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.

December 16, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Vt. Police Fleet Destroyed In Fire

The Norwich (Vt.) Police Department's fleet of three cruisers was destroyed when a fire engulfed the vehicles on Thanksgiving Day.

November 27, 2012

Patrol

7 Tips for Handling the Unusual Call

If it is true that fortune favors the prepared, then it makes sense for law enforcement to have as much prior contingency planning in place as possible. There are several things patrol personnel can do in the absence of otherwise readily available protocol.

October 3, 2012