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There was a clear winner when university researchers investigated the health benefits of load-bearing vests versus duty belts
Dinkheller, as most cops are aware, was murdered during a traffic stop that was captured on dash cam video
Suspect is in standoff with police and fire department
Officer told the jury that he thought his gun wasn’t working because suspect kept coming at him
Autopsy reports for nine people killed in a shootout involving bikers and police in Waco were released
Officer suffered injuries to his head when suspect beat him with his own baton
Two officer-involved shootings in a 12-hour span were not related
The kids of slain officer were escorted to their first day of school by dozens of cops and other first responders
Event received criticism for taking place on the anniversary of the incident in Ferguson
Suspect is being held on $10M bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton
Bystanders took photos and uploaded them to social media, where the cop’s attacker was praised by commenters
Chief said the presence of the groupopenly carrying rifles and pistols is ‘both unnecessary and inflammatory’
Prosecutor has no plans to publicly release video of the fatal shooting of Officer Sonny Kim
Video released by authorities shows suspect minutes before he fired a gun at plainclothes officers
A burned body was discovered after an explosion hurt two deputies who were serving an eviction notice
Chief said he was troubled by some of the actions taken by police responding to a reported burglary at a car dealership
Police chief strode directly toward demonstrators, telling them to get out of the street and urging calm
The arrest affidavit has revealed information about the officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding woman
Festival attendee tried to sneak into festival and officer was knocked to ground trying to stop him
Mayor favors release of footage if encounter happened in a public place
The deputy died in single-vehicle crash responding to call
Police arrest two dozen in protests, but there was no repeat of violence that scarred weekend demonstrations
Police, protesters and community brace for more violence
Attorneys for shooter said search of suspect was ‘sloppy’
There are currently 700 TASERs in use by the department and another 1K in inventory
Officers told her to drop the weapon but she did not respond to their command and continued to advance
Chief believes the shots came from about six different shooters
The harsh side effects have authorities already grappling with how to deal with unstable suspects
Officer had to push off the teen’s car to keep from being run over
Trooper killed after crashing on rain-soaked roadway
