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Staying on top of advances in police technology may seem overwhelming, so we tapped those in the know to list essential tasks for police leaders
LEOs rank among the highest number of “struck-by” fatalities of any responders. Could helmets be one answer to this safety crisis?
It’s not just about eating right and exercise; the wellness team also focuses on the mind-body-soul connection
The shooting happened when deputies arrived in response to a disturbance call, and a man came out with a shotgun
Police released 52 videos and one audio file of the shooting
Deputy James Eric Cook had no idea that a teenager might be carrying a gun when he attempted to stop him on a dirt path Saturday night
Four officers were injured while saving a man who doused himself with gasoline and held a lighter inside a convenience store restroom
K-9 Nero was wounded in a shooting that killed Officer Sean Gannon
The petition says judges need to be held accountable for improper decisions
A 16-year-old suspect was caught hours later after a massive manhunt, Sheriff Wayne Coats said
K-9 Nero was shot in the head and neck in a shooting that killed Officer Sean Gannon
The officer was making an arrest outside a truck stop when he was exposed to an unknown substance
The suspect can be heard asking police to shoot him before officers opened fire
A study found that 140 police officers died by suicide in 2017, compared to 129 officer LODDs
Investigators have said Det. Sean Suiter was attacked in November 2017 while investigating a 2016 triple homicide with his partner in a high-crime neighborhood
A man described as a career criminal will face a murder charge in the shooting death of Officer Sean Gannon
Multiple Massachusetts police departments expressed their condolences and extended their sympathies to the family of K-9 Officer Sean Gannon
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Try the three moves described here by a fellow LEO to build strength and avoid injury
Police said a suspect “gouged his thumb” into the deputy’s eye at least four times while the LEO tried to arrest him
Officer Kevin Crossley was a part-time officer who was working in the village of Whitesboro
Police said the video’s release was to dispel “misinformation and rumor” about the incident
Several LEOs were about to hold a briefing in the parking lot when Jonathan Bennett drove up
Officers tried to reason with the man and use a Taser to subdue him before shooting him
Officer Keith Earle, 46, died two weeks after being injured in a head-on collision while on-duty
We can’t expect legislators to know what it’s like to make the kinds of decisions they presume to govern, but a grasp of the facts is a reasonable expectation
Police fatally shot the suspect after he shot and wounded the K-9
My perception of my son as secure and healthy and strong didn’t allow me to see that he could be capable of suicide
Officer Joe Peterson wrestled with alcoholism and the stresses of life as a police officer, a sometimes combustible combination
Police said the suspect shot his wife while their three children watched
Ainsley Johnson gulped down the fingertip during a fight with a cop who was escorting him into a jail cell
Witnesses said the suspect was slashing and stabbing himself with a knife before he was shot by police
Police are trying to ID the driver who changed lanes in front of Officer Jamal Shaw and who did not remain on scene
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