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Responding officers demonstrated excellent use of the WIN principle throughout the call
A nonprofit organization based in Ireland provides support for LEOs as they struggle with PTSD and mental health issues
Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses
Officials say the man was threatening violence against officers
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the wounded officer as he makes his recovery
Former police superintendent Garry McCarthy spoke about the city’s struggles in a ’60 Minutes’ interview
Cpl. Kevin Holtry expressed gratitude for an outpouring of support following the shooting
The deputy wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect last week continues to recover at Shock Trauma
A former radical who drove a getaway car during a robbery that led to the deaths of two police officers and a security guard will be eligible for parole next year
Trooper Landon Weaver, 23, was killed responding to a domestic complaint Friday evening
Authorities said he also threw microphones and speakers from the stage during a performance
Authorities say the trooper was shot Sunday night by homicide suspect James Tylka following a pursuit
The officer was recovering Friday from surgery
From Jan. 1 through Dec. 28, 135 officers lost their lives
The officers have been cleared in the shooting
Cannelton Fire Chief Christopher Herzog allegedly pushed an officer and yelled profanities as the officer wanted to break a window to check a room for victims
The video shows the suspect opening the door and yelling “time to die”
Trooper Nic Cederberg had his third surgery and remains in critical condition
Deputy 1st Class Warren Hogan is in critical condition
The suspect was shot after he opened fire on two officers
The suspect tried to rob a bank, then ran into a nearby store and held an elderly man at knifepoint
Trooper Nic Cederberg was able to high-five his wife after his first surgery, but has more operations to go
The shootings added to the tolls in Chicago, where more than 700 homicides have been recorded and more than 4K people have been shot
The death is the first time in four decades that an active officer has died
There is no official word on whether any of the fights were connected
Trooper Nic Cederberg is still in critical condition
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is currently operating at 170 troopers below its full force
The trooper is in critical but stable condition
Prosecutors and attorneys will analyze what seemed to work and what didn’t the first time in the trial of Ray Tensing
More than a dozen of the HPD’s top commanders were among 126 officers who filed paperwork indicating they plan to retire in the first half of next year
Eric Frein is charged with killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson II and wounding another trooper in September 2014
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