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Having access to protective face masks is key to ensuring officer safety
Nonprofit Blue H.E.L.P. aims to remove the stigma around officers seeking assistance through education and advocacy
From hosting the annual Candlelight Vigil during National Police Week to promoting officer safety through its Destination Zero initiative, NLEOMF honors officers nationwide
There will be short and long-term effects that are physical, emotional and psychological
Trump told Republican lawmakers Thursday that Philadelphia’s murder rate has been “terribly increasing”
A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters and medics — in or out of uniform — is moving ahead
28-year-old Tacora Fields was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer
Patrolman David Fahey was struck Tuesday while setting down flares to close lanes after an earlier fatal accident
A report submitted to the Civil Service Commission said the officer violated department policy by using excessive force and failing to thoroughly investigate
The deputies were wounded during a shootout with a robbery suspect and are expected to make a full recovery
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, the couple was angry about how police handled a traffic mishap
The change comes after the multiple officers were killed while sitting in their patrol vehicles
“I don’t understand why … every time you get out on the street, you’re a target”
Thomas Yoxall said Leonard Pennelas-Escobar was beating Trooper Edward Andersson “in a savage way”
Officer Lawrence Thomas Forrest was driving to a police certification training class when the crash occurred
Markeith Loyd uttered the expletive after the judge set a bond of $500 for the charge of resisting arrest without violence
Police Chief Bill Labombarde said the officer was shot in his upper torso but was probably spared more serious injury because he was wearing a ballistic vest
Because Lt. Debra Clayton was vested in the city’s pension and not the state’s, her family will only receive 60 percent of her annual salary
Police told Abdullahi “Abdi” Mohamed to drop his weapon multiple times
Police arrested Israel Alvarez after they found the car linked to the accident that killed Officer David Fahey
The on-duty, undercover detective was injured from glass that shattered as two males opened fire on his patrol vehicle
Many police chiefs are waiting for state lawmakers to establish legislation concerning drone use before they invest in the technology
From Friday to Saturday, one person was killed and 14 were wounded in shootings across the city
The administration said they would work to end the “dangerous anti-police atmosphere”
Family members of an officer or firefighter who dies on duty could qualify for at least $50,000 from the state
Authorities said the suspect shot himself in the chest after threatening for hours to jump off a bridge
Boston Police Commish William Evans said investigators don’t know the motive of the explosion
The bill would make it a hate crime to assault or “verbally attack” officers because of their occupations
A suspect is charged with killing a western Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy in October and endangering the safety of several other officers as they were arresting him
The suspect, accused of killing an police officer and a woman, shot himself in the chest after an hourslong standoff
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