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Nashville Police Officers Michael Collazo and Rex Engelbert have been recognized as heroes for stopping school shooter Audrey Hale, who claimed six li

Michael Collazo: Read about the officers who took down covenant school shooter Audrey Hale. Find out the details of Michael Collazo.

Who are the Nashville cops who put down an active shooter in a Christian elementary school Monday?

We asked five well known-and well-read police trainers for some of the titles in their recommended reading in their library. Unsurprisingly, their five recommended titles are as diverse and as interesting as their chosen focus of instruction in the field of law enforcement.

Despite tens of millions of dollars spent on body cameras by law enforcement agencies, the devices have failed to become the panacea some policing experts once predicted.

Recruiting and retention are two issues haunting police departments nationwide. Since 2020, a mass exodus of officers combined with record lows in new applicants have resulted in critical staffing shortages.  In Baltimore, Maryland, the Police Department lost nearly 300 officers in 2022 alone. Now, at unsustainable staffing levels, the city's police union warns their force is stretched too thin to keep the public safe.

The five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols in January have pleaded not guilty in an initial court appearance Friday.

Nine cities reported all-time high homicide numbers in 2022 since they began recording homicide figures. Overall homicides across large U.S. cities were down about 5% last year.

"This is what quota hiring looks like."