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DHS creates executive office to oversee drones, counter-drone technology investments

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has established a new Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-Unmanned...

Detroit Homicides Drop to Lowest Level Since 1960s as Other Violent Crime Declines in 2025

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Detroit recorded 165 homicides in 2025, the fewest in the city since the mid-1960s, police officials said. • The total...

LVMPD Expands Fusion Watch Center, Launches Drone Skyports for Real-Time Response

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department unveiled an expanded Fusion Watch and Drone Operations Center at its headquarters. • The...

DHS Deploys 2,000 Officers in Minnesota for Largest Immigration Enforcement Operation Ever

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing The Department of Homeland Security is deploying about 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in what...

DOJ: Shooter in Brown, MIT Killings Planned Attack for Years

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing The U.S. Department of Justice said the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the...

‘Not Taking Any Chances’: National Guard to Bolster New Year’s Security in New Orleans One Year After Attack

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing New Orleans — Ahead of New Year’s Eve and the Sugar Bowl, officials will deploy nearly 800 local, state and federal personnel, including the Louisiana National...

After Losing K-9 Jack, LASD Deputy Helps Spark Safer Armor for Police Dogs

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Los Angeles County — After the 2022 line-of-duty death of LASD K-9 Jack, his handler Dep. Stephen Williams partnered with Aardvark Tactical to develop a modular ballistic...

MSP’s 2026 Police Vehicle Tests: EVs Post Quickest 0–60 as SUVs, Pickups Show Braking Gains

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Michigan State Police (MSP) released 2026 model-year test data for pursuit/SUVs, pickups and police motorcycles; vehicle dynamics run Sept. 13–15, 2025 at Chelsea Proving Grounds...

‘Agent of Chaos’: Detroit Man Indicted After ATF Shootout, Carjacking and Police Pursuit

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Detroit — A 33-year-old man dubbed an “agent of chaos” by federal prosecutors was indicted after a November spree that included shooting at ATF agents, a carjacking,...

Michigan Officer, Deputy Pull Driver from Burning Car Moments Before Vehicle Erupts

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Stockbridge Twp., Mich. — Bodycam shows a Stockbridge police officer and an Ingham County sheriff’s deputy pulling a trapped driver from a burning car after it...

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