PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Mounted patrol units have been around for centuries. But we’ve learned many police departments across the country, including Boston, have done away with them. In this time of ...

Attend a big parade in San Francisco, like the St. Patrick’s Day Parade or the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, and you might see police officers on horses leading the procession. They look stately up ...

Police departments have been cutting back on use of horses. The images of Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas has put scrutiny on the appropriate use of ...

The Seattle Police Department’s recent decision to eliminate its Mounted Patrol Unit is more about the ongoing staffing crisis than erasing a relatively small line item from the agency’s proposed $458 ...