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More than 4,200 active line officers and command personnel responded to the survey
When someone tells you they aren’t going back to jail that is a clue there will likely be a fight
How bullets work against various parts of a vehicle is critical information for cops
With 48 officer-involved shootings, 2015 marked the highest number in South Carolina since 1999
The officer, Cpl. Derrick Couch, was in critical condition at the area’s top trauma center
They said it’s embarrassing and unsafe
A six-year veteran, who was training a new officer, pursued the suspect behind a house
The suspect jumped out of a Dodge Avenger with a rifle and fired at the officers, hitting both
Neighbors say dozens of shots were fired in an exchange that also wounded the suspect
The bills are designed to increase public confidence in police
The man saw a group of almost 40 high school students surrounding an officer while some grabbed for his service weapon
Officer Jason Moszer, 33, died Thursday of a gunshot wound suffered while responding to a domestic disturbance
Commenters called the officer a ‘tantalizing trooper’
Maj. Greg Barney, a 25-year veteran, died following surgery
Slain officers Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey and Senior Deputy Mark Logsdon were both fathers
A speeding car ran a stoplight and struck the 60-year-old woman in her vehicle
Officers told the woman no one had to know about the arrest
The town’s effort at an amended agreement with DOJ acknowledged that losing the department is a possibility
The autopsy report provides more insight into a shooting that remains under investigation
Doug and Jim also offer lessons from law enforcement’s handling of Super Bowl 50 that agencies can use when preparing for their own large scale event
The man threw bottle at the officer and struck him in the leg before striking him in face the with vase
Police tried unsuccessfully to use an ECD on him, then shot him when he lunged at them
The suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot
Off-duty officer was shot and killed in his Vallejo home early Thursday by the father of his 6-year-old grandson
The Riverdale officer was struck twice by gunfire, and the suspect was also hit
Six officers are charged in Gray’s arrest and death in custody
Prosecutors say Nassau County Officer James Olivieri’s October 2012 death was the man’s fault
Police released the video to help promote roadway safety
A dozen uniformed cops and K-9 units surrounded the suspected drug house where they ordered the suspect to come outside
In all the twists and turns of the case, authorities agree the parolee should have never been released
At the refuge, the occupiers yelled at officers to back off and prayed with supporters over the open phone line
Authorities haven’t released a motive, but the sheriff said he believes the first deputy was shot due to his uniform
The suspect who shot Officer Jason Moszer was found dead shortly before dawn Thursday