A report from the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety analyzed data from local police departments on nearly 350,000 guns used in crimes from 2020 to 2024, including where they came from.
A private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology.
An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers in more than a dozen cities, including Atlanta.
President Trump needs Congress' permission to use D.C.'s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its National Guard. Experts spoke to NPR about how the takeover could end.
When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors of Baltimore, LA, Oakland, Chicago and New York say crime is down.
Police officers are often the first to respond to someone experiencing a mental health crisis, but many don’t have the training or resources to handle the situation. A new mobile response program in Southwest Georgia could help.
The state solicitor has cleared drone usage for traffic violations on Georgia public roads — and across the nation, drone use by law enforcement agencies is on the rise.
On Saturday, anti-Trump demonstrationsare being planned around the country, as well as a military parade in Washington, D.C. Saturday is also President Trump's 79th birthday.
Atlanta City Council is urging Georgia State Patrol to update its pursuit policies to prevent car crashes and pedestrian deaths from high-speed chases within the city.
The Georgia Alzheimer’s Association is partnering with state law enforcement on a new mandatory curriculum for Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) certification.
It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress.
NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Virginia's Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in 2023. Four corrections officers were accused of beating him to death and a fifth accused of negligence. Givens' sister, Kymberly Hobbs, sued the five men.
As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement nationally, Sheriff’s offices in Georgia are slowly doing the same as mandated by a state law passed last year.
Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.
