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. [...]
MSA Editor's Note: We shared this story last October but with warm weather - boating, swimming and fishing weather - arriving soon, we thought it would be good to run it again. Oceans, lakes, ditches, pools: Water is everywhere in your jurisdiction, but it's the survival scenario no one [...]
By Richard Hough & Hannah Burkhart for Calibre Press | calibrepress.com It’s a routine stop. Nothing unusual. You’ve run the plate. You’re watching the driver’s hands. You’re already thinking ahead—what this might be, what it might become. Then the door opens. And he runs. Not a jog. Not hesitation. Full [...]
By David Baker for Lexipol First responders learn early on to “push through the pain.” You work long hours, carry heavy loads, and perform physical tasks that can escalate from routine to extreme in seconds. When intense output is commonplace, the body keeps score. And when physical strain is compounded [...]
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