Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Horses have long been linked with police forces. The French and the British were using mounted police patrols as early as the 18th century. Today, many cities around the world still use mounted police units. From federal parks to big cities, police on ...

People shop at the Bethlehem mounted police unit’s gift shop during the Holiday with the Horses open house Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the unit’s barn. Avrianna Ross, 6, of Whitehall Township pets Bethlehem police horse Casper during the Holiday with the ...

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 them more approachable while also giving them a good ...

Council members reallocated $150K away from the last remaining horseback unit in the state. Chief Brian O’Hara says his agency will seek alternative funding to try to save them. For 30 years, visitors seeking entertainment after dark in downtown ...