After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive leaving the city’s police chief in charge, for now.

The Marysville Police Department has named its next police chief following the retirement of Christian Sachs, which came weeks after an officer at the department was shot and killed while serving a search warrant.

Independence will conduct a nationwide search for a new top cop after Chief Adam Dustman resigned abruptly effective Friday.

The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, accusing the Trump Administration of implementing a “hostile takeover” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that would lead to “imminent, irreparable harm”.

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

A New Jersey township has enacted an ordinance holding parents accountable for their children's public misbehavior.

Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew and Mayor Phillip Jones discussed gun violence in the city during a Friday afternoon press conference, which focused on the number of gun-related crimes in the first half of this year following a significant drop in the city’s homicide rate in 2024.

A Maui police officer was shot and killed Friday while responding to reports of a person firing a rifle in the area of the old sugar mill, according to police and reports.