Officer Safety
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The program’s goal is to decrease factors that injure and kill officers and recognize agencies that have implemented innovative programs
How does an LEO armed only with a handgun win in combat against an assailant using a rifle or shotgun, or against multiple lethal assailants?
Learning to apply this hold short of pressure also means it can be used as a tactically superior escort hold
The test “shamed and ostracized” the 12 plaintiffs - many of them decorated officers with decades of service - while providing “meaningless” results
Officers were breaking up a crowd at a park when Adolphus Washington “reached for and displayed a gun while sitting inside his vehicle, just feet away from officers”
Nick Tullier recently spoke his first word since the shooting, which sounded like “hello”
As of June 30, homicides were trending close to 21 percent lower than in 2016, with shootings down by about 17 percent
Chief John Wiebold got out of his car in an attempt to contact the occupants of the suspected vehicle, when Erica Shales accelerated, striking Wiebold
Under a new state law that took effect July 1, Nashville and other cities must let handgun permit holders carry their guns around their bus stations and on city buses
Adam Gabriel Azbill repeatedly spit, threw rocks and threatened to kill the deputy and his family before he was subdued by a K-9
One officer was injured and two police cruisers were damaged
About 17 percent of the pursuits that took place in the 12-month period beginning in October 2015 resulted in a collision
A cop stabbed while breaking up a fight is recovering after police say he was injured Sunday by an 11-year-old boy
DA said last week that the LEO was justified in killing Iaroslav Mosiiuk, a mentally ill man who was pointing a loaded rifle that lacked a critical piece and didn’t work
Justin Walters was 15 when he was accused of compiling a “die or dead list” and planning to shoot people
A proposal calls for a special unit of the State Highway Patrol to target violent felons on highways, collect better intelligence to aid local police and push to stop drug trafficking
The in-ear headset provides comfortable situational awareness and hearing protection
On the day of the verdict, the city announced the “public will be best served” if Jeronimo Yanez were no longer an officer
A great deal of emphasis is placed on armor for police officers’ bodies and helmets for head protection, but hearing and eye protection are sometimes ignored
Police are investigating the incident
Police were responding to a call of children smoking marijuana in a car when neighbors interfered
The suspect had a history of confrontations with police
Trooper Joel Davis was approaching the couple’s home when Staff Sgt. Justin Walters shot him in the torso with a rifle, leaving him in a roadside ditch
Bryan Allan Martin crawled out of his overturned car with the toddler in his arms
A little more than four years ago, Edwin Lopez badly needed help and now has dedicated his life to helping others as a CHP officer.
Dane Powell pleaded guilty in April to felony rioting and assault on a police officer
The historic legislation could pave the way for responders all over the country
Under the bill, PDs could still hold videos back permanently by arguing that privacy concerns outweigh the public interest
The measure also enhances penalties for assaults on law enforcement officers
Here’s what cops can learn from the DA’s report on the July 2016 attack