law enforcement

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...

A deadly, 11-hour crime spree through D.C. and Maryland is sparking conversations about mental health, how police deal with someone in crisis and how to prevent a mental health crisis from escalating. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

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.

Advances in technology allow callers to mask their voice, phone number or IP address (also called “spoofing”), or make their false 911 calls sound more credible. 

News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on a special training for officers who patrol from the sky over the D.C. area.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on the tributes during Police Week, during which police departments across the country take part.

Family members and public servants honored the ultimate sacrifice made by law enforcement officers on Sunday at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. 

Law enforcement officers around the District are celebrating National Police Week. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

The names of officers who died in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial. Of the hundreds of names, three are from Maryland and eleven are from Virginia. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Two inmates in Newport News, Va., escaped from jail by using crude tools, but were apprehended while dining at a nearby IHOP.

A police captain was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving and asked the officer to turn off his body cam during the interaction.

A Mount Rainier police officer says she was mistreated, alleging the problems started when she informed the department she was pregnant.

A Mount Rainier police officer says she was mistreated, alleging the problems started when she informed the department she was pregnant. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

The 28-year-old graduate student accused of killing four Idaho college students was denied bail in his first court appearance Thursday.

José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world.