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An officer’s decision not to wear his body armor while working at a local fair nearly proved deadly
This setup maximizes firepower, mobility, efficiency and safety
Many federal judges are uninformed regarding the threat posed to officers by persons holding a firearm
The vehicle was hit, spun out of control and almost hit a group of children
The suspect allegedly took LSD before he stabbed his father and uncle
The suspect obtained a license and got a waiver to allow the marriage without waiting the customary 72-hour period
The suspect arrested in the ambush shooting has said he “lashed out at somebody who didn’t deserve it”
32-year-old Deputy Eric Oliver has a 6-year-old daughter
There have been nearly 700 homicides in the city so far and nearly 4,000 people shot, a level of violence not seen in Chicago since the late 90s
Officials say one-third of officers shot to death on the job this year were purposely targeted by their assailant.
The topic of off-duty carry is too big an issue to ignore, especially when it is so starkly presented in the news headlines of the day
Police Chief William McManus said Otis Tyrone McCain was arrested without incident for the killing of Det. Benjamin Marconi
Angelo Romero and his 2-year-old son were caught in the crossfire
Two men saw the officer being violently beaten by a suspect
Former NBA all-star Steve Francis is charged with felony retaliation after prosecutors say he threatened to assault a police officer
At a news conference, San Antonio police Chief William McManus said Officer Benjamin Marconi was killed because he was a police officer
Police called the scene “an ongoing riot”
The video shows the armed student making verbal threats to open fire in a campus apartment complex
The unnamed officer is in critical condition but is expected to survive
The officer was inside his squad car writing a ticket when a vehicle pulled up behind him and shot the officer twice
When officers asked for ID, a scuffle ensued, and the man grabbed an officer’s baton and struck both in the head
Patrick Carothers, deputy commander of the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, died after being shot twice as officers entered a fugitive’s home
The court said it wouldn’t intervene in a lawsuit by activists seeking an independent probe of a prosecutor’s handling of grand jury proceedings
Officials said officers and concrete barricades causing congestion outside Trump’s home will remain in place at least until his inauguration in late January
“I still believe that, when I went to work that day, I did everything that I was trained to do”
The officers were shot while looking for a fugitive
The video shows the suspect racing toward the officer as he approaches the suspect’s vehicle
Jim and Doug discuss the ways in which the real cops and the “mall cops” can be better partners in fighting crime
The marshal was believed to have been wearing a protective vest but suffered a fatal wound from a rifle
21-year-old Rykemp Giles attacked a clerk inside police headquarters after being arrested on a domestic violence charge
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