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All cops should embrace the concept of ‘random irregularity’ while on patrol
An agency culture must prioritize the safety of the officer and the protection of innocent persons over making arrests
It is highly likely that if someone gets your duty firearm ‒ for any reason ‒ that person will kill you
It’s unreasonable to expect the media to totally anonymize killers like the monster who unleashed hell at Sandy Hook, but we must devalue them in our coverage
Officers pulled over a driver for not having his headlights on when possible gunfire broke out nearby
The device has a 360-degree motion sensor that tracks movement within a 25-foot radius
Prosecutors ruled the shooting was justified
Subjects under the influence of TCP pose a significant threat to police officers
After his arrest, Stefano Brizzi had admitted killing and trying to dissolve the body because “Satan told me to”
The officers’ injuries are not life-threatening
Legislators are facing pressure to lengthen sentences on repeat criminals who return to the streets and contribute to violence after serving only a portion of their prison terms
Deputies responded after multiple callers said a vehicle had gone into the canal and a woman had gotten out and was “running in the roadway naked”
Trump promised to rescind the executive order in a written response to a Fraternal Order of Police questionnaire
One powerful way to train an officer’s combat mindset on the live-fire range is to recreate an officer-involved shooting
The officer was undergoing surgery at a local hospital late Friday night
Police are partly crediting refined tactics that include collecting more data and forensic evidence to a record low number of shootings
Orem first responders are telling teens to put their phones down
The partnership comes after police were shot at six times in two weeks
Both officers survived, but one left the department due to his injury
Police are hoping someone can identify the two men and the car in the footage
Russell Brown shot Trooper Junius Walker with a rifle when the trooper went to check on Brown’s broken down car
A domestic disturbance erupted in violence as two responding officers were struck by deadly gunfire
A police officer’s testimony should be regarded as unimpeachable unless there is clear and verifiable evidence to the contrary
An estimated 80% of American police officers are fighting the disease
The St. Paul City Council decided that officers should no longer serve as members of the commission that reviews misconduct complaints against city police
The suspect tried to grab the officer’s gun during the attack
Multiple bullets struck the officer’s vehicle, but he was not hurt
A lawyer for an FBI agent arrested for firing his gun at an officer says the agent was feeling paranoid and only vaguely recalls what happened
The officer was stabbed multiple times, but is recovering from her injuries
The armed student failed to comply with the officer’s verbal commands to drop the knife
