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D.C. leaders will announce a pilot program to provide some drivers with free tracking tags for their vehicles… Full story: DC launches pilot program offering free vehicle tracking tags after carjackings skyrocket

Cold case investigators have turned to forensic genetic genealogy to try to identify potential suspects from DNA in public databases like ancestry sites that have tens of millions of users worldwide. In fact, this fairly new technique is how Bryan Kohberger was named as a suspect in the University of Idaho killings. It was also…

People who call 911 in Denver can now stream live video from their cell phones straight to 911 call takers — part of a suite of new technology the city is testing… Full story: Denver residents can now stream live video to 911

According to @GunDeaths, these mass shootings are the latest in the 580 that have occurred so far this year in the United States… Full story: 2023 on pace to have highest number of mass shootings in US history

Their husbands were abusive and threatening, and when they tried to leave, the men came after them with guns. Courts could have provided protection. Instead, their reluctance to remove guns and questionable enforcement allowed them to be victimized… Full story: Freedom Under Fire: Safety at Home

A Denver police unit started investigating all shootings like homicides. Now other cities are taking notice… Full story: Denver Police tackle gun violence by solving more nonfatal shootings

A woman was saved from a burning home on East 4th Street Monday morning. Hopkinsville Fire Department spokesman Payton Rogers says Police Chief Jason Newby tried to enter the home through the front door but was unable to go very far inside due to smoke but he was able to pull a woman out of…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared sympathetic to Alabama officials who defended a law that allowed police to seize and impound cars after drug arrests despite the owners having no direct ties to the alleged crime… Full story: US Supreme Court leans toward Alabama in dispute over vehicles seized by police |…

Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, the state’s governor signed a law to prevent mass shootings. It was called a “yellow flag” law, different from the “red flag” laws designed to seize guns from people viewed as threats… Full story: Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some…

At least 14 officers in rural areas of Minnesota and western Wisconsin have been shot this year, with four killed. Observers say the dangers of rural policing are growing, with suspects more willing to pull the trigger, yet the reality is rarely examined or discussed… Full story: Shootings spotlight ‘alarming’ jump in violence against rural…