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In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the balancing act between protecting life and presenting a non-threatening image
If you ever need this skill, the pressure of the moment will be unfathomable, so practice this movement until you can perform it smoothly
Cops and citizens could become victims of these new statutes if due process and other fundamental liberties are violated
The Florida man’s pit bull bit him in the buttocks and tried to bite his head
The department already uses ‘In God We Trust’ on police vehicles
The woman placed mannequins with deputies names and bullseye targets drawn on them in random locations
Los Angeles officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the suspect during the high-speed pursuit
The officer was shot last week while responding to reports of a break-in
The suspect fired at 3 officers and wounded Lt. Andy Harris
Emanuel is trying to replace Garry McCarthy, whose firing was part of a frantic effort to restore trust in the department
Trooper Jeffrey Nichols is the first state trooper to die on duty in 2016
Officer Ronald Heist worked for the county parks department after retiring from the city police force in the 1990s
The two suspects were both shot and killed
Two police officers and a prisoner they were transporting were killed early Saturday in a fiery crash
The use of spike strips can be an effective way to stop a subject, but there are key safety steps officers must follow
While running, the suspect strikes a female officer before he was taken to the ground by a state trooper
For security reasons, NYPD won’t say how many of these dogs it has to cover the nation’s largest subway system
Deputies got an eyeful after the pursuit ended in a collision
The gun, set to be available mid-2016, has a design that’s making cops nervous
A take-home vehicle can be a valuable benefit, but you have to recognize that the benefit comes with a cost to officer safety
First believed to be an accident, investigators discovered the man intentionally drove his car into Officer David Ortiz
Officer Aaron Smith didn’t turn on his body camera and his patrol car dash camera
The man was struggling with a woman over a firearm, when it escalated, officers intervened
Detective Jacai Colson was killed in a blue-on-blue after a man fired at a police station
Matt Pearce was shot multiple times chasing a wanted fugitive last week
Deputies briefly feared they would not be able to get her out
The woman had been bound, beaten and shot by her husband when the officer approached just in time
Dashcam captured the close call
The fast food chain released a statement saying the incident was under investigation
A pawn shop owner called the department to let them know the highly-valued items were in his shop
The attacks have laid bare European security failings and prompted calls for better intelligence cooperation
The ability to avoid turning a professional situation into a personal one goes a long way
Prosecutors in Waco announced that all the bikers indicted are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity
