SAN JOSE — A plan to bring back horse-riding police officers to downtown San Jose will remain in the stable after a City Council committee quietly shelved it, amid fierce pushback from a police union ...

As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to give his budget address Thursday, one idea should get tossed aside: eliminating Chicago’s mounted police unit. We make this argument with the full knowledge that ...

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CHARLESTON — A day after being sworn in, one of the police department's new mounted units became the subject of controversial videos circulating online. Bystander footage appears to show a smaller ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Since 1977, badges and boots with spurs have teamed up with hooves and horseshoes within the Albuquerque Police Department’s mounted horse units. According to APD, the unit makes ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - One of the horses used for the Memphis Police Department's mounted patrol units has died, the department said Sunday. "We are saddened to share the passing of Sam Pickens, a valued ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — What started as a normal patrol day for officers in the Lubbock Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit turned sour and ended with one person being arrested. Officers William Trotter ...