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30-year police veteran Major Pat Welsh, JD, reflects on how quickly trauma, violence, and disappointment can lead to officer burnout, and how staying resilient in mind, body, and spirit is essential to maintaining operational effectiveness.
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The body armor and a duty belt may come off at the end of a shift, but the accumulated physical toll of the job is not so easy to shrug off. Learn more about what officers can do to save their backs and joints a lot of pain.
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A 27-year-old Arizona man is wanted on murder charges after his parents were found buried in their Litchfield Park backyard, with authorities alleging he fled the country after the killings.
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Five Dallas police officers were murdered during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2016, raising questions about the consequences of increasingly hostile anti-police rhetoric.
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Fourteen governors are putting the spotlight on America’s shooting sports and firearm industry, highlighting billions of dollars in economic activity and wildlife conservation funding generated across the country.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed a sweeping new order changing how the city evaluates companies that sell firearms, ammunition and related equipment. Critics warn the policy could put political considerations between police officers and the gear they rely on.
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Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable Ali Sheikhani, a Republican and longtime Texas businessman, is facing scrutiny after a conservative organization raised questions about his Pakistani heritage, business empire and alleged foreign connections. Sheikhani has rejected the report's claims as inaccurate.
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Louisiana lawmakers are weighing a $54 million, 10-year no-bid contract that would make Motorola the state’s primary provider of police body cameras, dashboard cameras, communications systems and other public safety technology.
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Charlotte Kurek pleaded guilty to child neglect charges in connection with the death of her 4-year-old son, Dante Campbell, who authorities say was severely beaten before his death.
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A 14-year-old Arkansas girl was arrested after authorities were alerted to alleged social media posts threatening a school shooting, with investigators recovering multiple firearms from her home.
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A massive Mississippi crackdown targeting alleged child predators and previously convicted sex offenders has resulted in 70 arrests, with authorities uncovering cases involving alleged online grooming, child exploitation and illegal aliens accused of traveling across state lines to sexually exploit children.
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More than 70,000 migrants surged toward Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in a massive border crisis fueled by social media rumors and human smuggling networks, according to reports.
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Grand Rapids activists are accusing police of cooperating with ICE after officers intervened when protesters allegedly attempted to block a vehicle leaving an ICE facility.
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Daycare worker accused of dropping a crying 2-year-old on his head and allegedly swinging him by the wrist after becoming frustrated with the toddler.
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A pregnant Texas convenience store clerk showed a customer kindness by giving him a free drink. What he allegedly did when he returned to the store hours later would land him in prison for decades.
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