COLUMBIA – Police say advanced DNA technology was used to identify a suspect in a 1984 rape and attempted murder case in Columbia. After years of investigation, James Frederick Wilson, 59, was named as potential suspect, Columbia police announced during a community briefing Thursday. James […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Birmingham Police officers are giving us a look at some of the new technology that will soon help protect our community. Police equipment company Axon had everything from body cam holsters to internet and infrastructure tools on display outside of BPD […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, calling Lane’s role in the restraint that killed Floyd “a very serious offense in which a life […]

ROCKY MOUNT — A captain with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will take over as chief of the Rocky Mount Police Department in August. Near the end of the Rocky Mount Town Council’s Monday evening meeting, Town Manager Robert Wood announced that Phillip Young will […]

Nine Rock Island police officers have been honored by the city for exemplary actions, including a life-saving award for two officers who talked a man out of jumping off the Centennial Bridge in November.  “I’m very proud of all the work that we do,” Rock […]

Police are responding to more incidents involving people experiencing mental health crises and in some cases the results have been deadly. 5 Investigates dug into the funding, training and innovative resources now available to help police keep everyone safe.When police face-off with a person in […]