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The suspect shot Tulare County Detective Randy Hoppert in a three-hour standoff, during which he moved between three locations while shooting at officers
The North Andover police unions’ grievances were a failure of the department to implement body-worn cameras or an officer-involved shooting policy
Officers went to the home for a fire investigation at a home where someone had thrown an incendiary device, setting an exterior gate on fire, and then fled on foot
The San Jose voucher program sets aside more than $11 million to make housing more affordable, prioritizing city employees and first responders
After a mental health crisis team spoke to the man for 25 minutes, he charged at a group of Aurora officers, stabbing one of them in the head so forcefully that he broke the knife
With rising antisemitism, targeted violence and political polarization, police leaders are aligning across borders to strengthen democratic policing and protect vulnerable communities
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Parents must teach their children financial literacy by setting a positive example
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Lieutenant Terri Wilkin spent a quarter century with the Maryland State Police, serving in a wide variety of assignments — patrol, investigations, intelligence, and training, to name but a few
You are responsible for your own officer safety as well as your own career satisfaction
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Chris Cosgriff and the team at ODMP.org have set up an excellent online resource to quickly generate letters of protest against parole for cop killers
We must be involved in the lives of our children — the day may soon come where they no longer want that involvement
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