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Why it is important to know your role in a multi-disciplinary team during a biohazard response
Having a tactical knife accessible from your weak side may be the best way to protect your duty weapon
Public safety leaders need to discuss risk-benefit of a quarantine and continuity of operations in light of decision to quarantine personnel potentially exposed to coronavirus
The inmate tried to grab the officer’s gun after a visit to a doctor
The ‘Ferguson effect’ is a trend toward a reactionary model of policing where a proactive approach to crime fighting is significantly limited
A Boise police officer was shot in the chest and a male suspect was killed in a shootout late Tuesday
As police officers, we have taken an oath to serve and protect. These simple steps can have a great impact on holding true to that oath
Nearly 300 pages of the “In Context: Understanding Police Killings of Unarmed Citizens” are devoted to describing and dissecting the 153 fatalities, one by one, month by month throughout the year
Police work is hard on the body, but you can take preventative measures to help avoid permanent damage
The incident began at a DUI checkpoint and ended with an arrest and three state troopers wounded
Folcroft Officer Christopher Dorman has endured at least two surgeries since being shot Friday in the face, leg and groin
25-year-old officer was shot Friday as he approached people suspected of smoking marijuana behind an apartment building
The unidentified suspect was taken into custody
No police deaths have been blamed on fentanyl, but there have been close calls during drug investigations
New York’s parade was one of several being held Sunday across the country, along with San Francisco and Chicago
Harrowing surveillance video captured a struggle over an officer’s service weapon in an interview room
Jim and Doug offer their thoughts on some of the comments from our listeners
Making targeting public safety workers a hate crime would give judges more leeway to impose tougher sentences
The slain deputy leaves behind a wife, who authorities said also works for the sheriff’s department
Officer is in critical but stable condition
The 22-year-old would-be robber pulled a knife on the wrong customer
Stress for police officers consists of an exposure to horrific events witnessed and intervened upon while in the performance of their duties
An estimated 10 to 30 percent of first responders will have some type of traumatic stress injury during their career
The officer was cleared in the shooting
The video shows a female officer pushed into a wall and punched in the face by a teen
St. Louis prosecutor says sergeant acted in self-defense
Informant said gang members intended to wait for cops to exit and walk toward their cars — a time when they would be vulnerable because they likely wouldn’t be wearing protective gear
The man advanced on a female officer, who repeatedly ordered him to drop two knives
Explosives were a major concern
