A veteran law enforcement officer shared why police departments across the country are in a workforce crisis and why a lack of support from government officials is contributing to officers “leaving in droves.” Former senior U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) official John Fabbricatore, who served 30 years in law enforcement, told Fox News Digital...
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Bodycam footage offers new details in the disastrous police response to Uvalde shooting
Newly released bodycam footage revealed more details Monday about the much-criticized police response to the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Footage shows police officers moving through the hallways of Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Gunman Salvador Ramos killed 19 students and two adults during his rampage, which went on for more than...
Ferguson officer ‘fighting for his life’ after injury at protest on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown shooting
A police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, is “fighting for his life” after being critically injured in an assault outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10thanniversaryof the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, the city’s police chief said Saturday. Protesters were peaceful for most of Friday night, and police allowed them to block streets...
Retired cops in Congress shred Dem's push for mandated police 'cultural diversity' training
A progressive-backed bill to mandate cultural and sensitivity training for police recruits is being panned by House Republican lawmakers who are former officers themselves. “It is imperative that law enforcement officers are well-trained on agency policy and procedures and held to the highest standards that keep both officers and the public safe,” Rep. John Rutherford,...
Man handed second-longest prison sentence yet for role in Jan 6 Capitol riot
A California man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the second-longest sentence yet in hundreds of prosecutions of riot participants. David Nicholas Dempsey pleaded guilty in January to two counts of assaulting police officers with a dangerous weapon, landing him a...
Woman arrested in 37-year-old cold case for allegedly leaving dead newborn baby in California dumpster
A woman was arrested in connection with a nearly 37-year-old cold case in which a newborn baby was found dead in a California dumpster, according to police. Melissa Jean Allen Avila, now 55, was taken into custody Friday on a murder charge and was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on $1.1 million...
Would-be VoePass passengers say they missed doomed Brazilian flight over booking mix-up
Two would-be passengers say they cheated death on Friday after a mix-up resulted in them missing their flight aboard the doomed VoePass airliner which crashed in Brazil and killing all 62 people on board. The two passengers were scheduled to fly on the ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop but told a Brazilian news outlet how they...
FLASHBACK: Walz backed 'alternatives to policing' package at height of defund movement
Days after the city of Minneapolis was crippled by violent riots after the death of George Floyd and at the height of the “defund the police movement,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz endorsed a package of progressive police reforms that included “alternatives to policing.” “Minnesotans are demanding real change,” Walz said during a June 11, 2020,...
Minnesota riots continued after Walz took ‘responsibility to ensure’ there wouldn’t be chaos
Vice President Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, claimed responsibility for preventing riots in Minneapolis in the spring of 2020 as the city spiraled into chaos and destruction, recently unearthed comments show. “The responsibility to ensure it doesn’t happen falls upon me, and I will do everything in my power to do that,” Walz...
Pennsylvania officer at Trump assassination attempt says he needs 'empire' amid Secret Service staffing woes
Bodycam footage from the Butler Township, Pennsylvania, Police Department obtained by Fox News Digital on Thursday through a records request shows a single officer’s efforts to help people after the Trump assassination attempt on July 13. “This is way above my pay grade. Whoever you have coming, I need an empire,” the officer can be...









