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Agencies should consider providing supplemental training on identifying characteristics of weapon concealment to patrol officers
This approach attempts to make the situation fit the tactics regardless of the totality of the circumstance
How to assess whether the threat you are focusing on is less than the threat from your surroundings
The viral post shows the deputy with his 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son
Several officers’ names were posted in an online forum by pro-ISIS groups
The sheriff was accused in a lawsuit of illegally advancing a religious point of view through the display of the crosses
The officers involved in both shootings have been cleared to return to active duty
The man also stole two golf carts
Jason Van Dyke is accused of shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014
The question of whether Jamar Clark was handcuffed by the officers was central in the case
The motorcycle could be seen tipped over on its side following the collision
The officer was sitting in a parked police cruiser
The parents of Zachary Hammond said no amount of money will bring back their son
The officers fired when he pointed the rifle at them
Dallas police this week reported a 75 percent jump in homicides over the same period last year
When the world is watching and crowds are at their worst, make sure your officers are at their best
The woman struggled with the officer who tried to take her into custody and threatened him with scissors
Four days later, the department-owned AR-15 had not yet been found
Police are investigating after a viral video surfaced showing the officer pepper-spraying passing motorcyclists
Officer Mark Ringgenberg and Officer Dustin Schwarze will not be charged for their roles in the death of Jamar Clark
The officer thought the man was wielding a knife, but it turned out to be a barbecue fork
Dennis Kono was arrested after a police dog deployed without a warrant in a condo building hallway smelled marijuana by his door
John’s attorney has called the allegations ‘untrue’
Similar bills failed last year amid opposition from police groups
He threw apples and branches at responders
Authorities will travel overseas to learn what happened during the attacks and subsequent investigations into terror networks
The unidentified woman made the comment while sitting at the time in the back seat of a patrol car
The company says no crashes or injuries have been reported
The FBI used the unspecified technique to access data on an iPhone used by the San Bernardino attacker
The man disrupted a House session last October by yelling he was a ‘Prophet of God’
Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz was 27 and married with an 8-month-old son
The suspect also hit himself with the bullet, just below his left arm
The officer replied he felt the same way about the sports star
