Officer Safety
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Not only do immersive simulators deliver cutting-edge training to officers, they can also help educate communities about the realities of use of force
Officer Timothy Sterrett flat-lined on the operating table on November 8, 2017. He also, improbably, came back to life
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What are today’s cops doing that keeps them engaged in the job, with their heads up? The answer is simple — we want to leave a better world for our children than what was left for us
Follow expert recommendations for cops to quickly care for rapid bleeding or airway obstruction
Whether you’re driving Code 3 or in a pursuit, remember to slow down when clearing intersections, don’t forget to breathe and beware of tunnel vision
A coalition of police departments had sought the lockdown to avoid releasing footage they said could infringe privacy
When his father was killed by a suspect, one man decided to continue the legacy and be an LEO as well
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The officer was sent to the hospital to have his finger reattached
The injured deputy, an 18-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, remains in stable condition at the hospital
We must keep educating the public about what happens in a rapidly unfolding, high-stress, potentially life-threatening deadly force encounter, as well as whatever legal proceedings follow such an event
The man approached the officer and rubbed his groin on her
The department has confirmed an officer shot another once in the neck during a pursuit in May
Although officers who approached the door of the apartment were shot at, they did not return fire
Prosecutors did not file terrorism charges that police originally sought against the suspect
The suspect was heard by witnesses yelling that he had a gun
The deputy had come out of retirement to earn money in order take his granddaughter on vacation when he was killed
The gunman ran around shirtless across a parking lot and attempted to lure the officers into a pursuit
The woman was arrested after she made threats against law enforcement on social media
A woman is now apologizing for her actions caught on camera
Deputy was shot multiple times in the back of the head and in the back
The father of Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder wants cruisers retrofitted with bullet resistant glass
The lack of progress in the investigation of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s slaying has raised concerns
The animosity being directed at police officers has had a ripple effect across the country
Departments teach various scenarios and legally permissible responses for the ‘ideal’ continuum of force
The officers were trying to serve a warrant to the men sitting in a car when gun battle broke out
27-year-old Nathan-Michael W. Smith was responding to what was initially believed to be a call of a fellow trooper in distress
The collision killed an off-duty officer and a second man. A third officer was critically injured
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