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Panelists reviewed the latest officer fatality data and best practices for improving safety
Reviewing policies and best practices for public safety personnel wearing face masks on- and off-duty
Louisiana is in line to become the first state to outfit all of its troopers with body cameras
The officer, who was wearing a protective vest when shot, was treated at a hospital for minor injuries and released
Officer Mike McClaughry, who was shot in the head while responding to a call, is making small improvements, but it’s too soon to say what his prognosis might be
Jim and Doug discuss four things they identify as the biggest trends of the year
Doctors originally gave him a 1 percent chance to live
Police issued a safety alert after a man allegedly posted a threat on Facebook regarding the video saying they should “kill all the white cops in Fort Worth”
Hours after learning Walmart would pull the shirt from stores, the Fraternal Order of Police urged Amazon.com to do the same
The restaurant brought sandwiches to the local PD to make up for the incident
Shootings have been on a mostly downward spiral all year and through Wednesday, had dropped 12 percent from 2015
The officer was wearing a ballistic vest and suffered minor injuries
Officer Jackie Tucker was responding to a domestic disturbance when the suspect opened fire
Jim and Doug discuss the need for officers to be vigilant about speech and behaviors that can be warning signs, as well as the various services available to people in crisis
The FOP president asked the retailer to remove the “offensive shirts and sweatshirts”
The suspect opened fire on officers when they responded to a domestic disturbance call
The video shows the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Officers Nicholas Smarr and Jody Smith
Police released a photo and composite sketch of the person who fired a gun while scuffling with an on-duty state trooper last month
Officer Mike McClaughry remains in critical condition at a Seattle hospital
The funding will go toward overtime pay for officers who patrol or conduct checkpoints the drunk driving and seatbelt violations
Officer Ryan Connell was writing a ticket when an SUV collided with his car
The public would not be able to see police recordings unless a person or the media convinces a judge there is compelling public interest
We asked our Facebook and LinkedIn audiences what they’d like to see in the coming year
The suspect’s attorney said it’s possible the agent had a “paranoid” episode at the time of the incident
He allegedly punched a female CO in the face while officers tried to take the laptop away
Four police were killed Tuesday in an exchange of fire with wanted men in a province where assailants had killed 10 people in a series of ambushes earlier this week
Officials said that “while there is no threat to the city or the greater area,” additional officers will be out on patrol
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD tracks pretrial offenders with the Omnilink EM solution to deter repeat offenses and solve crimes faster
Smashburger employees allegedly played N.W.A’s “F—k Tha Police” on repeat while officers dined inside
The suspect opened fire on a driver
Police said the teen’s parents were concerned and followed him to school after discovering their weapons were missing
A long gun without a sling makes as much sense as a handgun without a holster
