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Over the past several weeks, we asked our audience a series of questions about crowd control
As a police officer, martial artist and defensive tactics instructor, I have never learned, taught, or used what I would call a “chokehold”
The issue of use of force and public cooperation are inexorably linked
Jim and Doug discuss this troubling trend
Some people continue to believe that shooting a dangerous subject in the hand or the leg is not only feasible, but preferable to shooting center mass
For many of us who have a lifetime of shooting under their belt, some form of hearing loss is a given
The man allegedly yelled “I have HIV” then bit the officers
One of the officers is in critical, but stable condition
Eleven hostages held at gunpoint by a robbery suspect in a north Florida credit union were freed two hours after their ordeal began Thursday
Police Chief Fred Fletcher says the officer was shot while checking to see if someone was squatting in an abandoned building
A second fugitive inmate who escaped last week from a county jail in California by rappelling down with a bedsheet was re-arrested Wednesday
After interviewing surviving officers, I’ve learned that sometimes they are deemed or perceived as burdens, not heroes
Five officers responded to the call and found a man armed with two knives
Police were responding to a call when a suspect opened fire
Police say the officer and a suspect were transported to a local hospital
The dog grabbed the deputy’s pant leg, causing her to fall to the ground
Officer Alan Horujko is one of the officers taking the active shooter into custody
The retired officer saw the trooper wrestling with a suspect on the side of a busy highway
The suspect ran a red light and struck an SUV
Officer Tom Woods was faced with a sudden ambush attack by a man armed with a pair of brass knuckles and a replica that appeared to be a real gun — Woods not only survived, he prevailed
The three-month pilot project was designed to expand LAPD’s less-lethal options in a department effort to curb escalation
The employee no longer works with franchise
Trooper Danny Shaw was near the Mexico border when he and a Border Patrol agent were hit with gunfire
No one was injured and authorities made four arrests within an hour of the shooting
Gov. John Kasich praised the speed with which Officer Alan Horujko and other cops acted
A homicide suspect who broke his handcuffs and escaped from a police station has been charged with a second killing, and is the lone suspect in a third
Officer Robby Chon remains in critical condition, but doctors are “cautiously optimistic regarding his progress”
Sgt. Geremy Pearce said he believes his home was targeted because he and his girlfriend work in law enforcement
Three local stores donated $4,500 for digital technology to assist in photographing crime and crash scenes
