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Two veteran officers share what they know about protecting your home
Several quality studies of ExDS have been recently published – we now know a lot more about how to recognize and treat it
So-called “swatting” calls have been fatal on all too many occasions
The suspect climbed into a vehicle and ran over one deputy and struck the other deputy with his vehicle
The suspect is a felon who was released last year from state prison after serving 20 years for attempted murder
Although the end of 2015 is still a couple of weeks away, more than 100 officers have lost their lives in the line-of-duty this year — that is insanity
The officer received awards for talking their way out of a tense, dangerous situation that could have ended in bloodshed
The bullet missed the officer’s ballistic vest
The gunman opened fire as the officer approached, wounding the officer in the upper body
In 2014, there were nineteen incidents, over a 500 percent increase from 2012
The man was convicted in 1995 in the killing of police Cpl. Betty Smothers
Mount Hope’s Police Chief says the officers are shook-up, but they’re going to be fine
The convenience store apologized after a clerk refused to serve the officer
The trooper jumped over a barrier and broke his left leg and ankle in 12 foot fall
The incident began when deputies responded to a call of a drunken man waving around a gun
The man took a cordless phone from 7-Eleven , then called 911 to say a crime was going to happen
Three executives from private-sector police enterprises weighed in on the challenges facing law enforcement today
You’d take a bullet for your fellow cops — how about helping them handle the psychological stresses of the job?
Police arrested a man for constructing and living in the cave
Richard Washart didn’t expect upon retirement from the force, that beer would be detrimental to his livelihood
The driver was going the wrong direction on a tollway
Police have asked for the public’s help in learning more about the death of a special education teacher
The Channahon Police Cadets take formal classes taught by sworn police officers
The suspect was unruly and combative during his arrest
New York Police Commissioner William Bratton said he thinks Los Angeles officials are overreacting
A lieutenant noticed what looked like spit on the top of a burger he ordered
The toys in question violate a law against sales in the state
Some lawmakers want to require police reports to be required when firearms are lost or stolen
The closure came the same day classes were canceled at San Bernardino Valley College because of a bomb threat
The most common mistake many shooters make when designing their own drills is trying to put too many things in at once
They used verbal commands and less-lethal force before the fatal shooting
Police say a gun was found in the vehicle
Two deputies fired 33 bullets at the man after he refused to drop his gun