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The CO was watching over the inmates and joking with them when he lost consciousness
The gunman was ultimately killed by a robot armed with an explosive, so no charges will ever be brought, but this was clearly a hate crime of the worst possible order
A man who opened fire on a highway targeted officers and others because he was troubled by recent police use of force incidents
Micah Johnson, dead suspect in shooting attack on Dallas police, served in the Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Afghanistan
The killing of five police officers in Dallas during a protest is just the latest instance of police ambush killings in the U.S.
Paul Ryan says it’s been a “long month for America” and that the nation has seen terrible and senseless things.
Police Chief David Brown blamed “snipers,” but it was unclear how many shooters were involved.
Five Dallas officers were killed and six more officers were shot after gunfire erupted during a march against police violence Thursday evening
The mobile game requires players to catch virtual pokémon by visiting real world landmarks — including a police station in northern Australia
A newspaper carrier was killed and four other people were wounded when a man opened fire on cars traveling along a parkway
Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon were killed in February by a gunman
The firefighter wrote that it was “time to start buying guns” and “protect ourselves from these cops” in a rant sparked by the Baton Rouge OIS
The civilian came to the officer’s aid and helped place the perp in handcuffs
Cleveland’s Municipal Court will extend its hours during the convention to deal with an expected increase in arrests
Officials declined to release the video, and Bill Bratton said it was “much too early” to say whether shooting was justified
The officer was shot in the abdomen and is expected to recover
The search for the officer is being treated as a recovery effort
Metro Transit Police officers investigating a large crowd setting off fireworks late Monday spotted a man holding a weapon
The officer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
The officers were taken to a hospital in good condition
Three-bill package of “Blue Lives Matter” measures are aimed at boosting protections for Tennessee law enforcement
The sheriff’s deputy is expected to recover
At the time of her death, Trooper Jaimie Jursevics had an 8-month-old daughter
Brad Treat, 38, a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service, was attacked by a grizzly bear while mountain biking near Glacier National Park
Austin Haughwout made headlines last year when he posted a video of a gun-firing drone he created
51-year-old Timothy Ward was planning to use mannequins to shoot officers and blow up a police station
In a widely-viewed video last year, Luke Gatti ranted at and shoved a university food service supervisor for refusing to sell him jalapeno-bacon macaroni and cheese