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A Wisconsin Police Department adopted a stray dog to the task force after it was found and trained to be a therapy dog.

Sheriff’s department officers in one Illinois county are hitting the streets with tablets that can connect people in distress immediately with mental health professionals

The Justice Department is launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness

Denver’s STAR pilot program recognizes that a mental health worker and a paramedic may be better suited to respond to some 911 calls than police.

A Denver pilot program called STAR, or Support Team Assisted Response, is changing how the city responds to 911 calls by sending mental health workers and paramedics, rather than police, to respond to calls that don’t involve crimes.

Berkeley city leaders early Wednesday voted for a comprehensive police reform plan, including removing traffic stops from the Police Department’s jurisdiction, making it one of the first U.S. cities to do so.

Increasing numbers of police officers and civilian law enforcement staff are getting sick as the number of coronavirus cases explodes across the U.S. And the growing tally raises questions about how laws can and should be enforced during the pandemic, and about how departments will hold up as the virus spreads among the ranks of those whose work puts them...

A 2-year-old girl died from bullets fired into her Kensington home Sunday and an 11-month-old boy is in “very, very, very critical condition” after he was shot Saturday night.

Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. stepped down just one day after a lawsuit filed by two female police officers alleging sexual harassment was amended to include an accusation that one of the women had an affair with him.

The chief of a California police department says she left her gun in a restroom and it was immediately stolen and now officials are looking for a man seen in restaurant surveillance video leaving shortly after the weapon vanished.

Starbucks apologized after an employee reportedly asked six police officers to leave or change their location in one of the company’s shops in a Phoenix suburb because another customer reported feeling unsafe. Starbucks said it has “deep respect for the Tempe Police Department” and was apologizing “for any misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior that may have taken place” during the July...

Southern California authorities searching for a missing 8-year-old boy have arrested his father.

Working together to make our neighborhoods safe for both residents and police officers is one of the many goals announced for the new year by one of San Diego’s newest councilmembers.

Law enforcement agencies across the nation — including the Chula Vista Police Department — are taking a fresh look at how and when they use Tasers to stop a crime suspect.

Black Friday at a Verizon store in National City turned into a terrifying ordeal for both customers and employees when two masked men wielding guns ordered everyone to the back as they filled up bags with stolen phones.

The Oceanside police officer intentionally hit by a driver as he was writing a traffic ticket is now back on the job Tuesday.

Eight-year-old Dakota Matthews of Plainville is on a mission to visit every police department in Massachusetts.

San Diego police confirm this missing person has been found and is safe with family.

A 26-year-old man was found guilty Tuesday of intentionally running an Oceanside Police officer down with his car in June.

Legendary Coronado water polo coach Randy Burgess is fighting back against accusations he had an inappropriate relationship with a middle school boy back in 2011.