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Distance from backup and trauma care are the perils of rural policing
Innovative thinking is helping bomb squads render pipe bombs safe and secure valuable evidence
The defensive move to counter the front kick not only turns the tables on your attacker, but it also upends the table on him
Officers said others ran toward the dunes when police pursued two men who were fighting
A murder suspect was fatally shot by police after a pursuit
The shooting took place near where a Wayne State University officer was fatally shot in November
The officer was hospitalized in stable condition
The citizen was found justified in the shooting
Officer Michael Hance leaves behind two daughters
The DOJ will encourage cities to focus on sending certain gun crimes to federal court, where they carry longer sentences in far-away prisons
A police chief is praising his cops after an armed suspect who tried to kill them was arrested with no shots fired
The attacker baited his trap with an armed robbery call to Sheboygan PD, and was headed for his cover point that held a cache of backup weapons
The officers were conducting a welfare check when the dog attacked
With burnout a constant, emergency communications centers are struggling with shortages of dispatchers so routine that agencies are virtually never fully staffed
Sessions is expected to further underscore his efforts to make fighting street violence a top mission of the DOJ
Trooper Chris Prenaveau pushed a man out of the way of an oncoming car before being struck himself
From corralling loose ponies in NYC to escorting a child to a hospital in Pennsylvania, police didn’t let the snow stop them from protecting and serving
Don Talbert stopped his pickup truck Saturday next to a detective sitting in an unmarked car and screamed that he should leave the neighborhood
Officer Kenneth Grubbs was shot in the abdomen while responding to a domestic violence call
Brian Falb was assigned to the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack to help in search-and-recovery efforts
Under the new bill, a judge would still be able to order the video released if there is a compelling public interest
When the fire was reported, Sgt. Debbie Burkeen was on duty and responded to the fire
Fire Chief Mike Meyers suspended the operations after community members objected to firefighters and EMTs being dressed in police riot gear
A man shot and killed after a traffic stop had barricaded himself inside a car with a gas can and lighter before he exited the vehicle armed with a knife
The Boston Police Department’s body camera pilot program has been extended an additional six months so more data can be collected
Officer Jason Freeman was not on duty at the time, but was driving his patrol vehicle when he wrecked
Mike “Mick” McClaughry is a firm believer in the value of community policing and hopes to keep helping people, even if it isn’t in his blue uniform
Officer John Bellanti spoke with and calmed down suspect Terrence Dixon last month after police said Dixon tried to snap the neck of a leasing agent at his apartment complex
The bill would allow judges to impose a harsher sentence in an impaired driving case if the motorist was driving against traffic
Officer Houston James Largo died after he was shot while responding to a domestic violence call
Police Chief Ken Pate said officers have “stopped using field tests for heroin stamp bags because we don’t know what really is in it”
Neil Gorsuch generally has ruled against defendants appealing their convictions and those who claim they received unfair trials
The legislation would lower the blood-alcohol content limit to 0.05 percent
