On the gun range, recruits are building off of everything they've learned so far, with a new challenge - firing their weapon in the dark.

It takes new Lakeland police officers 9-14 months before they get into the field, a process that includes vetting, field ...

There are only a few spots left for the Lubbock Police Department's youth academy, for 14 to 20-year-olds, this July.

The first Mentor Junior Police Academy held in 2024 was such a success the department decided to not only return this year but to offer two classes to accommodate all interested cadets. Officer Dan ...

Treasure Coast law enforcement agencies ... renovation of a former girls academy at the agency's headquarters made space for an indoor K-9 training facility. Similar plans are being considered ...

Chapman said new NYPD hires would require to go through training before donning the new uniform, but it is unclear if they would be require to undergo full police academy training. Orange County ...

New York’s Finest isn’t fine enough for one upstate county. Officials in Orange County are snubbing the NYPD, saying they won’t take on any cops who want to transfer out of the nation’s ...

allowing recruits to earn up to 45 college credit hours for the academic work they complete during the basic peace officer course at the Dallas Police Academy. Last fall, Dallas voters passed a ...

The Houston Police Foundation says it will begin construction this month on a new $10.5 million firearms training center at the Houston Police Academy Campus. According to the foundation, a ...

It is all too common to see a media outlet reporting a school shooting, with seven occurring so far in 2025, according to Education Weekly. Just two months ago, Texas saw one of those shootings in ...

All recruits must still complete full police academy training before becoming active-duty officers. “The alternative pathways is hopefully going to be able to open up a whole new world for us, so to ...