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Columbus police say the man shot SWAT Officer Steven M. Smith and held police at bay for several hours
The lone survivor of the wreck told authorities he tried to keep the 9-year-old, who was wearing a life jacket, alive
The death of 68-year-old Ernest Satterwhite was captured on video from Officer Craven’s dashboard camera
In one case, the council agreed to recommend that the city settle a lawsuit for $4.95M
The grants are shared among police departments, offices of the district attorney and sheriff, and probation departments
The program is expected to be funded with a $1.1M grant from the DOJ and $1.1M in matching funds from the city
The officer was moving his gun from one hand to the other when it discharged
Minimizing harm is exactly why police say they purchased the vehicle in the first place
The sheriff said armored vehicles helped save officers lives after a 16-hour standoff in Yukon
The officer’s name will be released once it’s determined there are no threats against that officer or his family
Here are four things the first arriving officer should do to save as many lives as possible
The officer was shot during a traffic stop in December
The office released jail telephone calls by the woman where she uses a racial slur to refer to the African American deputy
Emails released by the city in the wake of of McDonald shooting showed officials watched actions of protesters closely
The officer was sitting in the driver’s seat of his city-issued unmarked police car with the suspect approached
The visor has different settings for ‘take down’ and ‘scene’ situations
An official confirmed that he had briefly served with the agency
The suspect was wanted on a felony warrant
The person inside the residence was setting fires during the standoff
The man threatened to get a gun and shoot the deputy
Police said Officer Jeremy Trares struck the fire department SUV while driving his personal vehicle
Here’s what made PoliceOne’s Facebook audience see red
Sara Hunter captures moments with officers that show their side outside of authority
The April 2009 shooting occurred after the man’s wife summoned police to their home
The responses may come as a surprise
The beam made its way across the country for firefighters and police
Police say they found a handgun in the stolen vehicle
The blade was 10 inches to 12 inches long, and witnesses described it as a chef’s knife