law enforcement

The number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty across the U.S. last year totaled 458, a 55% increase from 2020.

Authorities were seen searching a Joliet canal Tuesday afternoon, the same canal where the sibling of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson claimed her sister’s body had been found years ago, sources close to the investigation told NBC Chicago.

Authorities were seen searching a Joliet canal Tuesday afternoon, the same canal where the sibling of missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson claimed her sister’s body had been found years ago, sources close to the investigation told NBC Chicago.

Standing in front of the Capitol, President Joe Biden paid tribute on Saturday to fallen police officers and honored those who fought off the Jan. 6 insurrection at that very site

Authorities confirmed Wednesday that Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of missing 22-year-old Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, is officially considered a person of interest who is “refusing to help the investigation.” The couple was on a cross-country road trip when Petito went missing in Wyoming; Laundrie returned to their home in North Port, Fla., without Petito nearly two weeks before she was reported...

Chicago’s watchdog agency has concluded that the gunshot detection system used by police rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city.

After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals and moved instead in the other direction

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is looking into how it can weed out any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former law enforcement officers involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns

A security camera captured police officers in Loveland, Colo., watching footage from the arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, which ultimately resulted in them dislocating her shoulder and breaking her arm. While replaying the arrest on their phone, one officer asked, “Ready for the pop? Here comes the pop.”

Police departments across the country are reviewing the behavior of dozens of officers who were in Washington on the day of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol

Security has been ramped up across the country ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration as threats against the U.S. Capitol and state capitals continue to be a major concern. Charles Marino, CEO of Sentinel Security Solutions, breaks down the steps being taken to ensure a successful transition of power and what it is costing the country.

Capitol police were underprepared and officers were poorly led when protesters breached the U.S. Capitol, says Former FBI Deputy Assistant Director Danny Coulson. He explains to LX News the security measures that should have been in place prior to the Capitol riots such as undercover planning and scenario training.

Voters in communities across the country have approved measures toughening civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies

President Donald Trump and Democratic Nominee for President Joe Biden debate race issues in the United States and the role of law enforcement at the first Presidential Debate in Cleveland, Oh.

Recent shootings of police officers and protests that have left scores of officers injured are stark reminders of the dangers facing law enforcement as the country grapples with police killings of African Americans.

President Donald Trump discussed split-second decisions made by law enforcement saying “they choke, sometimes” and that is what get’s all the attention, but the “tens of thousands of great things they do, nobody covers that.”

Three members of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club were killed Saturday during a suspected drunk driving crash in Texas.

Experts say collective bargaining agreements between officer unions and cities can stand in the way of accountability