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Nearly a decade after a fatal officer-involved shooting, a jury ruled that Sergeant Daron Wyatt did not use excessive or unreasonable deadly force
Take steps to defend personnel against exposure and infection on the job in order to avoid expensive lost time and medical costs
While AB 392 emphasizes the importance of establishing clear use-of-force policies in California, there is not universal access to the necessary training to achieve those standards
The gunman was apprehended by the help of a K-9
Other buses took the children to school
Police are facing scrutiny for its response after three people were stabbed and several others were injured in the melee
Officer Robert Pulkownik shot the man twice with a shotgun that fires beanbags
Jim and Doug discuss issues related to suicide by cop, from recognizing the warning signs to dealing with the psychological aftermath
Another officer was heading to the scene to assist when an accident partially disabled his vehicle
The war vet sees the flag as a symbol of hope and strength for his home city ravaged by tornadoes
The suspect began firing at officers when they stopped him in the stolen vehicle
The 21-year-old rookie cop suffered burns to more than 65 percent of his body in a backyard bonfire accident
The presidential hopeful wanted to draw support for officers
The department said the teen and another person were attacking a third person with metal sticks
The troopers were reporting to calls about an unruly bar customer
Police have said the and his wife argued Saturday, she called 911, he fatally shot her, then fired at arriving officers
Officials say 25-year-old Vincent Harrison was on the side of the highway when he was hit
When they deployed tear gas in the house, the man came outside with a gun in his hand and yelled at police
One man expressed his opinion on a growing national trend
The KKK groups have a long-standing history in the city
The veteran officer has survived a lot including being shot in the head
The deputies fired back, killing him
Walking to the trooper’s vehicle, the prosecutor tells the trooper ‘I can’t believe you’re doing this’
Doug and Jim also discuss issues related to suicide by cop and offer tactics for conducting safe traffic stops
What he didn’t do: Rescind last week’s vote by Fraternal Order of Police members to boycott her concert
The scathing, 238-page report said protocols throughout the agency were not clear, with many judgment decisions made
The department’s 12K officers were left to return to work amid the chaos and an increasingly hostile climate
The officers who followed him into his mountain house were more concerned he would run away than turn his rifle on them
The deputy was shot twice below the protective body armor she was wearing
The court’s decision in the 2013 George v. Morris case failed to take into account scientific evidence from the Blair Reaction Time Study
The man was carrying an object that appeared to be a large stick when the officer saw him
Witnesses were put at ease after the incident which ‘looked like Tamir Rice’