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While in-person training and public outreach events have been postponed this year, social media is a great platform to discuss the importance of hemorrhage control
Leaders in our nation’s jails and prisons should follow these six steps to address the crisis, reduce the risk and provide much-needed support
Your lifesaving emergency equipment won’t work properly if you don’t maintain it
Charles Lewis was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a Polk County deputy severely injured and a woman dead
Various charges against Davon Lymon were filed in connection with the death of Officer Daniel Webster
The suspect was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with the second sergeant on the scene
The NLEOMF says that ambush attacks on police officers have increased by 167 percent this year — here are some thoughts on how to win these deadly encounters
The bill blocks public officials from immediately releasing the names of officers involved in shootings
The man resisted arrest, deployed the TASER, then fled in the officer’s patrol car
Francis Cox assaulted sheriff’s deputies responding to a domestic call in July
Scott Michael Greene’s bail was set at $10 million during a brief court appearance Friday morning
Police Chief Dana Wingert called the killings of two officers a “cowardly act of calculated murder”
After the deadly ambush attack of two officers, the local community is reaching out to support officers
2016 ties with 2014 as the deadliest year for ambush-style killings of LEOs
Bridgeport Sgt. Stacey Lyons was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge just hours after appearing on A&E’s “Live PD” cop show
The shootings came less than three weeks after the suspect, Scott Green, argued with officers who removed him from a high school football game
Forty-five years ago, Officer Ulysses Brown was murdered in the line of duty and his killer was never caught
Nathanial Kangas was sentenced to 203 years for ambushing Sgt. Scott Johnson and trooper Gabe Rich in 2014
Planning ahead and understanding the limitations of your environment can help you make a rapid response decision that may save an officer’s life
The man created a grappler bumper that’s intended to bring the suspect to a stop without causing a collision
After a pursuit, the woman rammed her car into a police cruiser while trying to escape
Sgt. Rod Lucas leaves behind a wife and four children
Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigators say five troopers who fired their weapons were placed on routine administrative leave
A video allegedly shows Scott Greene clashing with officers at a high school football game
Dallas Police Chief David Brown’s tenure highlights the difficulty in changing law enforcement
Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio joined the department in 2005 and Urbandale Officer Justin Martin joined the force in 2015
There were 59 fires over the three-day period, up slightly from the record-low 52 in 2015
