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At a time when so much is expected of police leaders, taking care of yourself is likely to be very low on your priority list
If you think so, you are out of your mind
The city reached the grim milestone four days later than last year, which saw the worst gun violence in two decades
Concerns over the failing police and fire pension have led many officers to retire at a rate faster than the department can hire and train new ones
The video shows what led up to the previously-released patrol car video where Jones told an officer to die and yelled obscenities at him
The snake is seen in the “strike” position while the cat sits unbothered just feet away
Police in Ohio have received a stuffed toy given by a child to a Pennsylvania police officer to help keep him safe
An alligator has been apprehended at a park in central Georgia
The lawsuit argues KS&E Sports improperly sold the gun to a man who then illegally sold it to a convicted felon barred from possessing firearms
Sheriff Paul Penzone said every agency is “depleted of resources”
The bullets narrowly missed one of the deputy’s children
Until now, Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback’s statement offered the only public accounting from the officers’ perspectives
As the officers got out of the car, two officers were attacked by several people and beaten on the ground
The group noted that three more Milwaukee residents were killed by hit-and-run drivers in recent weeks, bringing the 2017 total to eight
Immediately after responding to an incident, Critical Incident Stress Team members start discussions with first responders about what to expect, both physically and mentally
Cpl. Shane Geers was cleared on all charges in February, but is currently involved in a civil suit
Police said they drew their guns because they received a report that one of the juveniles was armed
Sheriff Laurie Smith said they lose quality applicants who can’t find or afford childcare to cover their unusual hours
The deputy collided with the suspect, but police said the crash does not appear intentional
Officer Mike McClaughry was shot and blinded while responding to a shooting in December
Benjamin De los Santos-Barbosa was shot when he and three other officers attempted to pull over a vehicle
The decision clears a path to begin the program that aims to outfit about 1,200 NYPD officers with cameras
Officer Zach Tutten was awarded the Legislative Medal of Honor for putting himself in danger to fatally shoot a man threatening people in a convenience store with a shotgun
Defense lawyer William Ruzzo said Eric Frein tried to emulate his dad but didn’t measure up
Police say the man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The DOJ chastised New York City for a “soft on crime” stance regarding the city’s so-called sanctuary city policy
A police official said a man carrying a knife walked into the station and was flagged to police
Officers can now be judged specifically on whether they did all they could to reduce tensions before resorting to their firearms
The board determined that Officer Brentley Vinson followed proper procedure
Xavier Jugele was one of the officers who raced to the Bataclan concert hall the night three armed men in suicide bombs stormed a show and slaughtered 90 people on Nov. 13, 2015
When police confronted William Holmes, he punched one of the officers in the face, causing a minor injury
Omar Maria was sentenced to 100 years for shooting Officer Jacob Baldwin in the face during a 2014 traffic stop
