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It is difficult to watch agencies allow their elected leadership do things that violate established tactics
Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group’s collective experience
Agency leaders have a responsibility to their people and the public to ensure officers have safety equipment that will actually work when the chips are down
The handcuffed man was inside a police car when he pulled the weapon and aimed it at his head
The officer received what appear to be significant burn injuries
The agent is in stable condition after being shot multiple times
Deputy Baker Hollis was shot in the arm
Authorities say a deputy sheriff was killed in a traffic accident while searching for a suspect in the shooting death of Sgt. Debra Clayton
“They treat you like family”
Detective Chad Parque, who was in critical condition after his car was hit by a wrong-way driver, has died
A judge will allow certain parts of a civil lawsuit filed against the city’s top prosecutor and an assistant sheriff to proceed, but tossed other portions
Authorities said that after a detailed investigation, the evidence does not indicate that the four officers willfully used excessive force
The police commish said he took issue with the union’s claim that Baltimore is “at great risk,” but acknowledged he does not have enough officers to fill patrol shifts
Trooper Nic Cederberg is scheduled to begin rehab soon but wanted to do some work to try to speed his recovery
The mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport is an important reminder to conduct and update threat assessments of soft targets in every jurisdiction
Police believe the man was attempting suicide by cop
The FOP president said he wants the police commish to take action to improve the situation before the city is unable to “provide basic police protection to its citizens”
Data shows that police used fatal force on 16 unarmed black men, compared to 36 in 2015
“He could have done a lot of things — he was a talented person — but he chose to serve us”
The deputy suffered non-life-threatening injuries
The critics have the benefit of hindsight — 20/20 vision seen through the lens of a smartphone — not the sworn duty to quickly resolve violent confrontations
The officer who shot suspect Gerald Javon Hall can be heard instructing him three times to put the knife down
The officer in the vehicle was not injured
Police received reports of an unconscious man in a car who was armed with a gun
He charged at the stationary police car, injuring two officers
The man opened fire after officers tried to remove him for trespassing
The man says he exited his car while armed with a rifle because he wanted to prove to his friend that all cops are good
The officer is currently off street duty pending the investigation
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was jailed Tuesday on charges he head-butted police and spit on a nurse after being arrested for disorderly conduct
The argument that you should perform X number of practice draws with a new holster only goes halfway to real proficiency — you need to incorporate real-world scenarios and positions into that training
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