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A report on the LAPD’s response to mass demonstrations in summer 2020 reveals how acts of violence against police and citizens, extensive property damage and looting caught police off guard
Current threats dictate evolving response strategies
Mayor Ed Murray ordered the police department to equip officers with body cameras, saying he doesn’t want any other serious uses of force to go unrecorded
The initial grants are to be used to buy body armor or similar protective equipment for K-9s and their handlers
Although body-worn cameras aren’t new to Pennsylvania, the program will be new to state police
In April, state delegation members sent a letter advocating for funding for Louisiana LE for revenue shortfalls created by flood response in the region
Given to a family by a grandfather, the device was thought to be a replica, but was a live military practice bomb
McDonald’s has launched an investigation and said they will take “appropriate actions”
Police Chief Art Acevedo cited a recent incident involving a deputy who was inadvertently exposed to lethal amounts of carfentanil during an investigation
Video shows the suspect fleeing across two lanes of traffic then jumping over a barrier and falling 19 feet
Police officials say they opted not to make any arrests so tensions would not escalate
The remains of Donald Eugene Webb, a suspect in the 1980 slaying of Police Chief Gregory Adams, were found buried in the backyard of a Massachusetts home
Lt. D. Heath Meyer was out of his patrol car putting out stop sticks when he was struck by a vehicle
The deputy was taken to a local hospital where he was being treated for non-life threatening injuries
Kevin Michael Kealoha was on the run from authorities when he stole a car at gunpoint at a California gas station and led deputies on a high-speed pursuit
The citizen found ammunition and grenades in their garage and brought them to the police building
“He ran toward gunfire to protect the innocent and to prevent further bloodshed. He performed his duties. That is a trooper. That is a hero. That is bravery.”
Jurors found Dalia Dippolito guilty of trying to hire an undercover detective to kill Michael Dippolito in 2009
“Just because you can’t see his injuries does not mean they are not there”
Harry Marrison attempted to exit the vehicle multiple times, even after the deputy told him to stay inside
Traffic-related incidents are the leading cause of officer fatalities in 2017
In response, “a police force charged at the terrorists, killed two and wounded the third”
K-9 Chris was scheduled to retire at the end of the year
Deputy Adam Rendall was found dead in his home from suicide Wednesday morning
The drunk driver nearly struck the officer and another citizen’s vehicle
Video shows Caleb Blaylock grab the patrol car door frame with one hand while holding the knife in the other
A mural erected a month ago to honor five law enforcement officers who died in a sniper attack in downtown Dallas violates city code, according to city inspectors
Both security guards were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The other trooper’s injuries are not considered life-threatening
The police union said the officer who shot and seriously wounded two dogs in a residential backyard responded properly and was in line with his training
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