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While the ‘FBI Miami shootout’ is best known for its influence on the development of better ammunition for law enforcement, there are other important lessons to learn
To survive their police career, officers should strengthen every point of the survival triangle
Doug sits down with Below 100 instructors Rod Rifredi and Kim Schlau to discuss the five tenets of the program
Chief Charlie Beck says he made his recommendation last month to Los Angeles County District Attorney
The suspect asked the officer for money then tried to grab his handgun from the holster
The officer had a body camera but the video cut out after he was hit with a snow shovel
The male suspect who shot the officer also suffered injuries that were not life-threatening
25-year-old Officer Sherrod Stuart was wounded on his fourth anniversary with the department
The officer told investigators he reached down in the car to retrieve some papers, accidentally activating the lights
Detroit earned the nickname ‘Murder City’ after 714 homicides were committed in 1974
There is one very significant yet simple takeaway from this incident which requires our attention and consideration: shot doesn’t equal dead — the will to win is a potentially life-saving force
Republican state Sen. John Kavanagh’s bill would bar videotaping police from 20 feet or closer
An officer knelt to use a TASER when the suspect raised his weapon and pointed at police
The gun used in the shooting was recovered
The shooting of Officer Jesse Hartnett was an attempted assassination
Leader Ammon Bundy told reporters they will leave when there’s a plan in place to turn over federal lands to locals
The man served 13 years after pleading guilty for killing and dismembering his live-in girlfriend
One case study in Mass. sheds light on the difficult decisions facing police when dealing with mental health issues
They found the man behaving erratically and yelling about the president
The 38-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after he led officers on a foot chase and a struggle ensued
Authorities say the sender is friends with the sheriff and had clearly labeled the box with his return address
The man wanted to use homemade guns and bombs to murder his girlfriend then all the troopers who showed up to arrest him
A knife-wielding man wore a fake explosive vest and threatened officers before they fatally shot him
The man refused to come out of his RV but occasionally showed police gasoline and a hammer
The man showed up at the station in the morning claiming to be armed and ready to blow up his RV
The man refused to get his hands out of his pockets
The suspect was holding a 2-year-old boy inside the home
The sheriff responded to the councilman’s ‘throw rocks at cops’ comments
Officers discovered the man was not armed, but holding a cell phone
Authorities had surrounded the motel as the man refused to leave a room
Although he can’t unilaterally change gun laws, Obama hopes that beefing up enforcement of existing laws can prevent deaths
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