Officer Safety
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Jails must continue to fill a vital role within the public safety and criminal justice realms while battling the coronavirus
Steps to keep officers safe, healthy on the frontlines while serving their communities
Homeless service providers are scaling back operations in many communities leaving significant gaps in assistance for the homeless
An accident at Philadelphia’s main criminal courthouse has left a sheriff’s sergeant with critical head and chest injuries
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
28-year-old Espen Brungodt was unarmed and offered no resistance when he was arrested at a Portland hotel Wednesday afternoon on federal charges
Investigators have not yet determined whether he killed himself or whether someone took his gun and used it against him
A man immediately opened fire on a San Diego police officer who walked up to him on a dark residential street last week to ask if he lived nearby, then shot into a patrol car
By examining these incidents, we can conclude that of the 80 unarmed subjects intentionally shot in incidents, the vast majority were actively attacking officers
Jesse Gomez was charged with murder and attempted murder on Tuesday at a hospital
Republican Sen. Jim Merritt of Indianapolis said Tuesday state law should be updated because of recent targeted violence against police officers
As instructors teaching defensive tactics, we have an obligation to teach our students techniques that are effective and don’t result in unnecessary injuries
District attorney said Tuesday there was no indication the shooting was racially motivated, but one suspect told officers he was targeting police
The officer accused of shooting a detective allegedly forced his way into his estranged wife’s apartment and fired at least three rounds as she was being interviewed
These cheap radios pose an officer safety issue you must be prepared for
Since the shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge, many PDs have doubled up on patrols and taken other protective measures
The officer was in serious condition Monday
The city’s police chief said that she has yet to determine if the shooting was similar to recent targeted attacks on LE
Emmanuel Rosado shot his wife at their home with their three children inside, and then he opened fire on deputies
The officer faces an attempted murder charge after he shot a detective investigating a domestic violence incident involving the officer
The Blast Gauge System provides critical information about blast overpressure to help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury
Blast exposure is an occupational hazard for tactical officers, and it’s important to know the risks and take steps to address them
Dallas Police added an explosive threat neutralization tactic that doesn’t expose a single cop and is almost guaranteed to end the siege
The slain officer, a husband and father of two children, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died early Friday
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz commended both the player and police for their actions after the player was questioned in an attempted bank robbery
The “sharp, black Batman-style throwing star” stuck to the front end of the police SUV
Drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, who was convicted in the 1985 killing of a DEA agent, was transferred from prison to house arrest Thursday
The 18-year-old man was found carrying a .38-caliber gun in a bag Wednesday night
Prosecutors say he fired three shots and took off. No one was injured
The NYPD ordered about $7.5M worth of new vests and helmets
The officer suffered a leg injury
