The four officers say they were placed on restricted assignment because they received accommodations exempting them from shaving due to pseudofolliculitis barbae.

A veteran police officer who was facing a charge of assault in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., has had the charge against him dropped and he has resumed his regular duties. On May 20, Crown attorney Mark Dean advised a court hearing in St. Catharines, Ont., that the single charge against Const. Ben Tomiuck had been withdrawn.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage to the state's Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.

Funerals for fallen officers include meaningful honors and rituals of respect and gratitude, from badges draped in black to an "end of watch" call.

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego police officer who was convicted of domestic battery involving his ex-girlfriend was sentenced Friday to three years of probation. Seth Tate, 33, was arrested in March of last year and later charged in five separate incidents that allegedly occurred between Tate and the woman, who dated for a few months.

Wingate town council voted 4-to-1 to dissolve its police department, transferring duties to Union County Sheriff’s Office.