What officers should do — and avoid — to stay professional, lawful and in control during citizen journalist encounters By Police1 Special Contributors By Leith Harrell Over the past few years, most public employees have become aware of the First Amendment audit phenomenon. Some have experienced audits firsthand, while others [...]
Firearms training already teaches morality through culture and incentives, whether instructors acknowledge it or allow it to develop through unchecked drift. Keith Hanson for OFFICER.COM What to know Firearms training is not morally neutral; instructors shape judgment and restraint through what they reward, tolerate and normalize, even when morality is never [...]
By Deputy Doug White (ret.) for Calibre Press | Calibrepress.com I spent twenty-five years as a deputy sheriff and more than fourteen years in the Air Force. I wore two uniforms, carried the weight of both, and when it finally caught up with me, I did what most of us [...]
Update of Missouri Automated Victim Notification System (MOVANS) requires re-registration for some users JEFFERSON CITY – Because of the Department of Public Safety’s major update to the Missouri Automated Victim Notification System (MOVANS) on May 5, 2026, MOVANS users who want to receive notifications about offenders in local jails and detention [...]
Traffic‑related line‑of‑duty deaths among police officers fell significantly in 2025, but experts say preventable crashes and struck‑by incidents continue to put officers at risk. By Paul Peluso for Officer.com What to Know In 2025, there were 34 traffic-related officer fatalities, down from 46 in 2024, marking a significant 26% decrease. Most crashes [...]
By Richard Hough & Hannah Burkhart for Calibre Press | Calibrepress.com It’s a routine call. You’re positioned behind a vehicle, watching movement inside. You’ve dropped your center of gravity—slightly crouched, balanced, ready. You’re not thinking about it. It’s just where your body goes when attention sharpens. Seconds pass. Then more. [...]
Supreme Court justices debated whether police use of "geofence warrants" to obtain phone location data violates protections against unreasonable searches. By David G. Savage Source Los Angeles Times | Taken from Police1.com What to know A sharply divided Supreme Court heard arguments on whether police use of "geofence warrants" to obtain [...]
Officers can release police dogs on violent, fleeing suspects – but if a warning is feasible, skipping it can be a problem By Ken Wallentine for Police1 | police1.com CAMERON v. CITY OF DES MOINES, 2026 WL 535206 (8th Cir. 2026) Police dog cases often turn on timing – not just [...]
If you’re a law enforcement history buff, you’ll want to order the second edition of “Preserving the Past – Protecting the Future: A History of Missouri’s Sheriffs.” The book, first published in 2014, explores the roots of the office of sheriff in each of Missouri's 114 counties and [...]
Friendly fire and constitutional force: How courts analyze missed targets By Ken Wallentine for Police1.com KILNAPP V. CITY OF CLEVELAND, 2026 WL 457597 (6th Cir. 2026) Early morning, a dark boarding house in Cleveland, Ohio. A report of an armed man who had already fired a shot inside the building. [...]
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