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Police officers are safer when dispatchers know which risk-assessment questions to ask
For a positive outcome in a heated situation, you must first de-escalate yourself and then the situation to solve the problem
Dr. John Williams discusses the hazards of fentanyl and how officers can minimize risks
Divers, in pairs of two, are conducting search patterns on the river bottom for police diver Craig E. Lehner
The PD says the suppressors will protect the city from the costs of worker’s compensation claims and potential lawsuits from civilians
A police sergeant was seen on dash cam wrestling a gun from the suspect
Officers should consider the many benefits and uses for de-escalation techniques
While technology has undoubtedly been beneficial for policing, many of these advancements have also had adverse—and often overlooked—impacts on policing
If officers know how their bodies respond to stress, they can actively engage in strategies to combat their negative effects
Sometimes acute stress puts us on our back immediately, whereas at other times, stress hurts us a little at a time
Police said the teen was “known to police”
The student accused of killing a campus police officer was searched at some point but still managed to have a gun on him while being booked
Depression is a well-studied condition that has tested and effective therapeutic modalities
Using philosophies similar to those of the NTSB, approximately 200 Domestic Violence Fatality Review teams have been formed since the 1990s
A three-judge appellate panel addressed issues of growing concern to street officers amid the current demands for de-escalation of force in complex encounters
The officers were responding late Sunday to calls of an assault in progress and shots fired at an industrial park building
Cariann Hithon crashed into several cars Sunday evening
The 19-year-old university student was charged early Tuesday with capital murder of a peace officer
The bill would cut the penalties for concealed-carry permit holders who don’t tell police that they have a weapon when they’re detained
Police say the suspect caused at least one crash and knocked an officer to the ground with her car
Two men saw the struggle between the suspect and the deputy and pulled over to help
CMPD shot Rueben Galindo, who had called 911 and said he had an unloaded gun. Galindo declined several dispatcher requests to put the gun away before LE arrived
Interim Police Chief Brian Manley said previously that during a test of three SUVs repaired by Ford Motor Company, one tested positive for carbon monoxide
The DA has cleared the officer in the shooting
The 50-year-old agent was walking near an intersection when a man approached from behind and punched the agent in the throat
The agency is looking into the matter
Sometimes even heroes need heroes
A police officer who was sent to an off-duty state parole officer’s apartment to check on her ended up in a shootout
One of the motorcyclists fled, while the other crashed at the scene
Lawmakers have pushed to reinstate New Mexico’s death penalty for certain criminal offenses and to broaden a rarely used “three-strikes” law
Jaclyn Krogh says she was just doing “what normal people should do”
29-year-old Wisam “Troy” Algburi is under investigation for alleged threats to blow up the Black River Law Enforcement Training Academy
