Police have been banned from using a powerful, non-lethal weapon to control protests in an extraordinary federal court decision. Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled on Thursday the Los Angeles Police ...

Rank-and-file police officers have blasted an “activist” federal judge for what they say is a dangerous ruling that strips cops of critical tools needed to control violent street protests In Los ...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – Using police K9s as weapons to attack those who pose no immediate threat is essentially the claim in three lawsuits filed against Canton Police Department. Police body-worn camera ...

ATMORE, Ala. (WALA) - A traffic stop in Atmore led the seizure of drugs and several weapons, including one that appeared to use part of a crutch as a barrel guard, police said. Officers with the ...

Connecticut State Police have moved to a new type of Taser they say could help reduce the need for lethal force, which comes at a time when law enforcement has come under increased scrutiny to resolve ...

Police report shows increase in use of force in 2026, but de-escalation often achieved by merely pointing weapon.

Leigh Kunkel never saw the federal agent pointing a pepper ball gun at her face from about twenty feet away. Kunkel, a freelance journalist at a protest outside an immigration detention center in ...

Santa Fe police officers are using physical force with increasing frequency when responding to calls for service. The number of use-of-force incidents almost tripled between 2020 and 2024, a newly ...