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Jim and Doug discuss the warning signs of a colleague potentially approaching crisis, as well as available resources for officers to get the help they need
Long after the police call is over, you may be carrying around bad bugs picked up from contaminated scenes and suspects
Products to improve situational awareness, make incident communications more efficient and mitigate risk were showcased to SWAT operators
Ended six-day ordeal that authorities say involved at least two stolen vehicles, the theft of ammo from a Wal-Mart, an armed robbery and injuries to a cop
26-year-old Usaama Rahim plotted to kill police officers, according to officials
Investigators are looking into whether civilian employees or private contractors helped two murderers obtain the power tools they used to break out
Police blocking gates outside of a major hip-hop concert Sunday had bottles thrown at them by angry people in the crowd who were trying to get inside
Richard Matt and David Sweat staged what Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “a really elaborate, sophisticated operation”
Officer was forced to pull himself out as the SUV sank deeper into the hole
Detective stopped a pizza shop robbery in a close-quarters shootout
Blogger organized controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas
System works by sounding an alarm triggered by several sensors around the perimeter of the vehicle
Detective wrote that suspect’s behavior was “consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft”
Suspect is being held in the jail on $750,000 bond on two charges of first-degree assault
Whatever wounded cop is still embedded in his leg, leaving investigators unable to confirm which gun fired the bullet
Suspect had a concealed handgun that he fired at authorities
Police say the man was extremely drunk and had no idea the car was on fire
Man convicted of killing officer during an attempted robbery at a bus stop expressed no remorse as he was sentenced
Originally planned to behead an unidentified victim before changing his mind and saying he was going to “go after” the “boys in blue”
Planned a bomb attack targeting the Ferguson police chief and other officials
Just as we lose too many officers to trees and phone poles in completely avoidable single-vehicle crashes, the sad truth is that police dogs die in hot cars all too frequently — we must end that problem now
Commanders are addressing holes in coverage stemming in part from a new deployment schedule
Union investigating how police and firefighters were deployed during riots
Man is accused of shooting two police officers during a protest in Ferguson
Authorities say officers fatally shot armed man, and a second suspect was found dead inside the stolen vehicle
Sgt. Mark Rodriguez witnessed the powerful display of mother nature as he was driving his patrol car through a storm
A man and two officers were injured Tuesday after the man intentionally set his car on fire
Detective testified Tuesday he didn’t intervene because he feared for his safety and didn’t admit involvement in the melee because he worried he’d get fired
Prosecutors filed the charges against 27-year-old Christopher Gebers on Monday
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