Safety of Citizens

General Assembly leaders say a joint committee of top legislators will hear from corrections officials about alleged corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The briefing, to be held in June, replaces a House Judiciary Committee hearing that...

Area law-enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel will be honored during the annual Public Safety Appreciation Day service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Grace Bible Baptist Church, Leesburg. State, county and city...

As mayor of Coral Springs, I am compelled to respond to your April 28 editorial "Twisting, turning drama on 911," wherein you suggest that Coral Springs has placed political interests ahead of public safety by not participating in the creation of a...

As former Director of the Criminal Division of the Florida Attorney General's Office, I have always viewed our criminal justice process from the victim's point of view.  As Director, I was privileged to play a small part in the establishment of a...

SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...

Hagerstown Community College will host the annual Public Safety Awards ceremony on Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Kepler Center on HCC’s main campus. The awards recognize officers who have served the citizens of Washington County in an...

HOUSTON--A local paramedic who responded to the massive fertilizer plant fire last month in West, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly possessing a destructive device. Bryce Reed, 31, was arrested late Thursday by officials from the Bureau of Alcohol,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the example of surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets. From Los...

Police are beefing up security at Pasadena High School on Thursday and Friday in response to an anonymous note threatening violence on the campus, school and public safety officials said. The note did not specify who might commit violence and the writer...

With the state corrections system already under scrutiny, the Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $40,000 settlement with a former inmate of the Baltimore jail who claimed he was assaulted by gang members for not assisting with a drug...

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw proposes a nearly $40 million boost in his half billion-dollar budget, including raises for employees and equipment upgrades, according to his spending plan released Wednesday. Paying for the Sheriff's Office...

Police will mount an increased presence at Pasadena High School on Thursday and Friday in response to an anonymous threat of violence on the campus in the form of a note, schools and public safety officials said.  The note did not specify who might...