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Equally as important as avoiding excessive force, is the ability to avoid being overly hesitant to use control measures when they are necessary
‘Had he wanted us dead, we would be.’
An investigation found that the suspect put the car into gear as Officer Eric Mumaw and another officer were trying to get her out of it and away from the water’s edge
The suspect, who turned out to have a pocket knife and a small flashlight, jumped out of a truck and took a shooting stance, aiming at officers
Deputy Christopher Soward sustained an injury to his head and remains in serious but stable condition
Sgt. Greg Meagher died after inhaling liquid nitrogen while trying to save a worker inside a sperm bank
After being run over twice, Cpl. Elise Bowden didn’t believe she was going to survive
In a Facebook post about the shooting, Mayor Tony Guzman called the officer a murderer and said he “deserves to die in prison”
Police say Daniel TwoHearts fired at a state trooper and stole a car with a baby inside
Mayor Bill de Blasio was “very concerned” that two cops on Staten Island died by suicide in a span of two weeks
Vandals wrote profane language on a home, patrol cars and slashed tires belonging to several police officers
The suspect fled after striking a deputy’s car then tried to drown K-9 Alex in a canal
Officer Bianca Bennett graduated from the police academy in September
Detective Brian Holdaway was a 19-year law enforcement veteran
An official said the attacker launched himself at the soldiers when they told him that he couldn’t bring his bags into the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall
Participating in or being near a riot could lead to prosecution on felony racketeering charges and property seizures
The suspect is still at large
No one was injured
An independent investigator has been hired to look into the case
An 80-year-old man is accused of punching a police officer who stopped him from approaching kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart with a knife
Officer Eric Mumaw fell into the water while trying to rescue a suicidal woman whose car went into the river
Officials said a smaller group of protesters showed up as night fell to break windows, throw smoke bombs and flares, and start the raging blaze outside the building
The injured officer was in serious condition with several broken bones but is expected to recover
Police are still looking for a motive for the apparent unprovoked attack
The union has reached a tentative deal that will increase officers’ salary and require all patrol cops to wear body cameras by 2019
While much of the attention has been focused on foreign terror organizations, it’s important to remember the threats posed by domestic terrorism groups
Police Chief Art Acevedo said more information about the executive order would have been helpful
Police said the suspect ambushed Officer Scott Von Lanken from behind
The hostage situation drew dozens of officers and police vehicles to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center and prompted a statewide lockdown of all prisons
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