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Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency
When a police contact becomes a shooting, there’s a lot of important tasks that suddenly need to be done, and they’re all simultaneously competing for attention
When officers deploy de-escalation tactics in the field, they should do so in conjunction with other concepts like the ‘Safety Priorities’
The boys said their church inspired them to do something nice
The FOP’s endorsement in years past has been highly sought by candidates seeking to craft tough-on-crime reputations
Thousands of police officers, state officials, friends and family members of Trooper Chad P. Dermyer gathered to celebrate
Deputy Brandee Smith was apparently thrown from a 14-foot boat
The department is releasing one new all-black Tahoe at a time
Wearing a vest won’t be an around-the-clock activity for Epic considering how much they weigh and how hot Epic will get
He fatally shot Trooper Chad P. Dermyer at a Richmond Greyhound station
he Below 100 training classes focused on bringing the national number of line-of-duty deaths to less than 100 each year
Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon were killed in February by a gunman
The group of kids formed an arrow to point the police helicopter in the right direction
Officers broke down Wes Scantlin’s back door and hauled him out
The bull, named Gus, killed its 71-year-old owner
The viral video captured an officer’s April Fools prank on unsuspecting civilians
The suspect opened fire during the struggle
Former football star Troy Smith also told police he had ‘a degree in bachelors’
Critics say the group’s views are far outside the mainstream
The department has also identified veteran officers with experience in neighborhoods to train young officers
The burglar indicated that he had a handgun and was ‘prepared to use it’
The California Highway Patrol tweeted the small black dog ‘led us on quite a chase’
When the trooper did a sobriety test, the unruly driver punched her in the face
The six new SUV cruisers purchased in 2016 will receive blue light bars
Gang members also tend to behave online just like they do offline
Police have increased gun arrests
Tim Hatch left a 163-officer department in Henry County more than 11 years ago to become chief of a small town agen
Families of the deceased cops got word and reached out to adopt
The DA released the video this week because the man’s family continues to allege the officer is a murderer
The intense video is marked by shrieks and obscenities as the terrible realization began to sink in
Officers encountered the man on the motorcycle moments before he laid the bike down and then began shooting at them
The names of celebrities were replaced with those killed in high-profile officer-involved shootings
The man was planning to commit more crimes to provide for his family, but instead turned himself over to police