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It was dark and silent, with a chill in the air, as an army of police vehicles blue-lighted their way through the city, headed for one destination. If you told me at 6.20am that Merseyside Police were ...

She’s holding on against Zoh’s thin red line. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s offer to stay on as top cop Wednesday — with a vow to not “mince words” in ...

Police brutality is neither new nor rare. We’ve all heard about it in the news. But did you know that the FBI didn’t even begin gathering data on the use of force by police officers until 2019? And ...

Sean Grayson was charged with opening fire on Sonya Massey, who had been calling police to report a suspected intruder at her home. A BBC reporter describes secretly filming misogynistic and racist ...

Being stopped by police is a stressful experience that can go bad quickly. Here we describe what the law requires and also offer strategies for handling police encounters. We want to be clear: The ...

A frantic stolen vehicle chase that led California police through two counties and reached speeds of 110 mph ended in a deadly crash Wednesday. The pursuit happened at about 2 p.m. when the LAPD ...

This map shows current state legislation status and police department policies regarding public access to police worn body camera footage. This map shows the current status of state legislation ...

Who doesn’t love a good chase game? There’s the thrill of escaping along with those on the hunt. In this list, we’re going to highlight some of the best police car chasing video games you can play ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Captain Jason Bussert demonstrates Draft One, an ...