Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette's 'Our Communities' section. He can be reached at [email protected].

Steve Bein figures it’s about time to swap a police scanner and badge for a hammer and a level. And maybe a shotgun.

Mrvan, D-Highland, met with East Chicago police chief Jose Rivera Tuesday afternoon ... grant that would allow the East Chicago Police Department to purchase body-worn cameras for its officers.

The City of Santa Maria's new police chief was sworn-in on Tuesday night, marking the official beginning a new era for city's police department ... behind the the badge and the gear and the ...

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) - Newly promoted Bennettsville Police ... his badge, Crosland has risen through the ranks, starting with the department in 1997 as a patrol officer to assistant chief ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday in the beating death of Tyre ...

Raleigh Police Department officers listen to property ... North Carolina legislators to allow veteran officers to keep their badges and retirement benefits. The proposed changes would help in ...

Changes require NC legislators’ blessings and would apply to police, deputies, state troopers and other officers across the ...

The new Chief of Police at Holyoke Community College is Jacqueline Robles, a familiar name for staff and students at HCC. Robles has been serving with the HCC Police Department for the last 22 ...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that the five officers ...

A revolutionary program united former gang cops and Watts residents to bring safety to the projects. But can reform last?

Community and civil rights leaders expressed outrage after three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating ...