A $50,000 contract followed the Sons of Silence ATF undercover bust. His family was out overnight. Christmas presents still under the tree.

A sudden act of violence left a young family forever changed. But his wife did what strong survivors do--carrying forward the hopes and dreams she and her husband had both shared.

A police officer questioning why a long-haired guy was watching children from a parking lot. He couldn't answer. He was undercover.

He died protecting his community. His family continued his life of service. His wife was inspired by these words: "When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars."

CBB’s Law Enforcement Advisory Council helps guide the organization’s policy positions, programs, and national outreach efforts. Chief Weitzel joins a distinguished group of federal, state, and local law enforcement leaders from across the country.

This 37-year police veteran was shot and nearly killed--saved by his bullet-resistant vest. His near-death experience shaped his lifelong commitment to officer safety and training.

Thirty-two years into the job, Rick Rossman reflects on carrying the weight, what Miami looked like in the Scarface era, and the one thing a third-generation cop won't recommend anymore: law enforcement as a career for his own kids.

When her husband's killer was released from prison, Jennifer Thacker spoke for other survivors, saying, "We're in this prison of grief for our whole life, and the man that caused it is free."

Thanksgiving weekend, 1988. Only five officers were assigned to cover an entire Miami-Dade, Florida district that night.

A mentally disturbed 18-year-old with a hatred toward police launched a vicious attack in a police station parking lot. He fired more than 70 rounds and killed two courageous and beloved officers.

"It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived"

He died in a vehicle crash during a high-speed pursuit. Left behind were an expectant 27-year-old wife and five children--one of whom became the national president of Concerns of Police Survivors.

The institutional failure after the tragedy.

He was a beloved and highly respected police officer. More than 1,500 people attended his memorial service. And, remarkably, even the gangsters and dope dealers he arrested paid tribute to him.

How does a church president, Boy Scout leader, and devoted family man spend decades as BTK, one of the most feared serial killers in the country?

He was struck and killed by a drunk driver. But his legacy is a law that bears his name--"Noah's Law"--one of the most important traffic-safety reforms in Maryland history.

Ed Kemper, a 6-foot-8 serial predator who targeted hitchhiking co-eds to punish a mother who told him he'd never be loved...

It's become known as the "Darkest Day" in Oklahoma Highway Patrol history. While hunting down two escaped prison convicts who were on a murderous reign of terror, three state troopers lost their lives

What if the technology to solve cold cases already exists — and most law enforcement doesn't know how to use it?

Was Nancy Guthrie abducted, or was it something else entirely?