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You are looking down the muzzle of a semi-automatic pistol held by a man at point-blank range, what will you do next?
With law enforcement blamed for society’s ills and the future of policing uncertain, officers face new traumas and total exhaustion
Suspects have a lot of reasons for getting things down low
The armed student failed to comply with the officer’s verbal commands to drop the knife
Minguell Lembrick was suspected of shooting and killing a Ga. officer and critically wounding another
There are many citizens who will be enjoying Christmas this year thanks to the courage and decisiveness of these knights in blue
The town repainted the line red, white and blue as a compromise after weeks of arguments
Police pursued the suspect after the car nearly sideswiped one officer’s vehicle
The officer has been cleared in the shooting
The deputy was responding to a call when he crashed
An altercation broke out after the man used a cellphone or tablet in court
“We’re just thankful that no one was hurt and our officer will make a full recovery”
Police responded to 911 calls about a man brandishing a gun inside the fitness club
Does releasing the name of an officer who shoots a suspected terrorist attacker put him or her in danger of terrorist retribution?
The suspect is at large
Photos of a police cruiser struck by a driver to remind the public to be aware when driving in icy conditions
The policeman was shot in the head and was in serious but not life-threatening condition
A man crossed the grass median and crashed head-on into Trooper Frankie Williams’ patrol vehicle
Two cars were submerged inside a sinkhole created when a large sewer line ruptured during heavy rain
The lieutenant has been cleared in the shooting
Because of the nature of policing in a free society, police officers are highly visible and accessible, by design, 24 hours a day
Authorities say they won’t forcibly remove the protesters
Police agencies say they fear officers could be vulnerable when they bend down to place the spiked sticks under a car
The 701 homicides through Wednesday marked a nearly 56 percent jump from the 450 killings in 2015
The deputy was treated and released
The rise of the extremely potent drug is a troubling new reality for a country already reeling from an opioid epidemic
The state Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new sentencing hearing for Paul Beasley Johnson
Trooper Michael Cokins suffered sixteen broken bones and underwent eight surgeries after a chronic drunken driver struck and nearly killed him
Investigators found a total of eight .223 caliber bullet casings along the driveway
