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Philadelphia officers had removed a vehicle’s passenger for safety concerns during a traffic stop and found a loaded pistol
Current policy prohibits officers from shooting at people in moving vehicles unless they pose an “immediate threat” with a weapon like a gun
“An officer was almost killed! The judge is a great man, but this was a very poor decision,” Chief Chris Magnus said
Trooper Samuel Bullard was killed after his cruiser crashed while he and another trooper pursued the man’s car
Leaders of Chicago’s police union told Mayor Rahm Emanuel he had turned his back on them
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While no one wants to fault a hero for showing up to help, there are diminishing returns when self-deployed responders arrive immediately after an event
Thomas Coulter died Monday morning after he collapsed about 8 a.m. Friday during a jogging and walking exercise
Armando Luis Juarez is charged in the shooting that killed Officer Rogelio Santander and critically injured Officer Crystal Almeida and a loss-prevention officer
The officer was dragged 20 yards as he was attempting to turn the driver’s engine off
Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said the gunman waited for police to arrive for what he called an “ambush-type attack”
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) have proven valuable to law enforcement for many reasons, including its role in intelligence-led policing and officer safety.
The sheriff said officers isolated the suspect and “gave the opportunity for the other officers to continue to evacuate the school”
Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard had been with the highway patrol for three years
Dawnta Anthony Harris has been charged as an adult in the killing of Baltimore County Officer Amy Caprio
Police said Roger Self got into his sport utility vehicle and then drove at high speed into the restaurant
Baltimore County authorities said police are searching for at least one armed suspect
Maj. Pierce Gallagher said he believed the officers were not wearing seat belts
To Officer Crystal Almeida’s surprise, about 50 Dallas officers lined up outside the hospital as she was released to go home
The videos show officers running door-to-door urging people to flee and rescuing elderly residents of a retirement community as flames bear down
Police said Deputy Katelyn Tyler Self was killed after her father intentionally rammed a vehicle into a restaurant
Officers were trying to talk to a man linked to a family fight at a bar when police say he shot at them
“He went to the fight. He was willing to give up his life to save as many children as possible,” said Chaplain Monty Montgomery
Deputy Jacob Heaberlin was shot in the abdomen during a shootout Saturday
Officer E.P. Morris served with the Raleigh Police Department for less than two years
Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka said the five officers who fatally shot the armed robbery suspect acted properly in defense of themselves and their fellow officers
Authorities said Officer Jill Kidik was in critical, but stable, condition at Hartford Hospital after undergoing hours of surgery
Police Director Juan Perez said the gunman tried to engage officers “in some kind of ambush-type attack”
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Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley said the officer suffered “life-threatening, life-altering” injuries
Eric Frein, on death row for killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and wounding another LEO, wants the state Supreme Court to throw out his conviction
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