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Developing an awareness of bomb-making materials can help law enforcement officers spot trouble and call in the experts
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
A patrol officer primer on daily rifle handling
A trooper testified that Justin D. Walters reportedly told him he “was just trying to scare him” when he allegedly shot Trooper Joel Davis
Police said Jehad Eid stood up and shot at the officers, who fired back
The crash that killed Trooper Kevin Miller happened when his car struck the back of a slow-moving tractor trailer
Police said James K. Decoursey “had a brief encounter with law enforcement” in Tennessee where he was fatally shot
Investing a few minutes each day to meditate will result in reduced stress, increased happiness and improved brain power
Turkey Creek Chief Robert Glen Leggett was attempting to arrest a man for trespassing when the attack occurred
Sgt. Cade Brenchley said he recalls exiting his vehicle before everything went “black”
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“How in the world did he get a gun in a hospital?” one officer asked
Kareem Ali Nadir Jones was shot after he refused instructions and reached for a gun in his waistband
Chicago’s 58 percent jump in homicides in 2016 has fueled fierce debate about its cause among law enforcement officials, politicians and academics
Public safety officials posted the video to remind drivers to “slow down, move over and just drive”
Officers in an Arizona city are catching the attention of some drivers with their new equipment
West Sacramento officers make 17 percent less than nearby PDs
Some of the weapons defined as “military equipment” under the bill includes armored and tactical vehicles and riot gear
After Detective Rob Davis was shot while responding to a domestic violence call, he recovered physically, but his mental recovery was not as easy
The suspect approached the deputy and ignored his commands before being shot
Prosecutors said Monday that the cause and manner of the officer’s death remains under investigation
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said the officers are expected to recover
Deputy Jacob Shaw can be heard on body camera footage apologizing to Andy Grimm and saying he believed his camera was a weapon
“Congratulations, you just impersonated a police officer”
Although we do a lot of things right in the law enforcement profession, we don’t do a good job of ensuring our history is passed along from one generation to the next
Authorities said Quentin Smith fatally shot Officers Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli on Feb. 10
Detective Sean Suiter’s death is one of the only unsolved killings of a police officer in the Baltimore department’s history
Another officer was injured during the confrontation but not from gunfire
Police said the man advanced toward officers holding an object extended in front of him
John Russell Hall is accused of killing Pikeville Police Officer Scotty Hamilton
The injured officer was in fair condition with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound
Officers must make life and death decisions and conduct investigations into criminal acts much like physicians investigate what’s ailing a patient
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