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A 63-year-old driver who was experiencing a medical emergency  while behind the wheel was saved during a daring rescue in Detroit, Michigan, this week.

A new public database will allow Texas police officer information to be accessible online.

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has released an online license lookup tool that will allow the public to view the status of current and former licensed Texas peace officers, jailers, or telecommunications.

Authorities say a U.S. border patrol agent in New York has been arrested for ordering women to show him their breasts and claiming that it was part of his officials duties. Border agent Shane Millan was arrested Thursday on charges that he deprived four women of their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches. Prosecutors say the 53-year-old Millan...

In the 10 years since Michael Brown Jr. was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, sparking nationwide protests against police brutality, documented police killings in the United States have continued at virtually the same rate, an NBC News analysis of the Mapping Police Violence database found.  

The U.S. Marshals Service found 200 critically missing children across the nation over a six-week effort called “Operation We Will Find You 2.”

The Blue Chip Program is meant to provide no-cost mental health resources for law enforcement officers. NBC 5’s Larry Collins updates us about the program. 

Four years ago, protests erupted across the country after millions of Americans watched the chilling video of the murder of George Floyd — a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. In the aftermath, Chauvin was convicted of murder and calls for a nationwide reckoning on issues related to racism and police…

U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff in Texas and across the country on Wednesday in recognition of National Peace Officers Memorial Day.

An Associated Press investigation found that police across the U.S. violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining people in hundreds of fatal encounters that didn’t involve a firearm.

Four police officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.

U.S. police departments have reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd.

An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. The injections are given by medical personnel during police encounters.

Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death — as happened with George Floyd in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police...

After nearly a week of back and forth over the state’s controversial new anti-illegal immigration law, we now know Senate Bill 4 is blocked for right now. The law would allow state and local police to arrest people they believe crossed into Texas illegally. We’ve received many questions on if that means the law only impacts people on the border....

Rodney Smith, Jr. has become a nationally known name as he travels across the country, offering free lawn care service for people who could use a little help.

America is in the midst of a police officer shortage. Agencies of all sizes are struggling to fill open positions.

Ohio State Highway Patrol body cam video shows a local K9 that was released by his handler and mauled an unarmed Black man after the man had surrendered to authorities.

Longtime law enforcement officer David Kunkle died at age 72 after a battle with Lewy body dementia. Kunkle served as police chief in three different North Texas cities and also ran for Dallas Mayor. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff reports Kunkle is being remembered as a successful crime fighter and leader.