Officer Safety
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Meggitt’s FATS 300LE 300-degree immersive technology places officers in the middle of dozens of stressful situations
The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field
Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency
While police officers may be exempt by the vehicle code from wearing seatbelts, we’re not exempt from the laws of physics, so let’s stop training our recruits to ignore this important officer safety device
Billy J. Collins, 56, became combative after his arrest Friday and struck an officer multiple times before fleeing into a foyer
Lunged with a knife at a city police officer and an FBI agent
A man fatally shot by police after being told to leave a flooded area had grabbed a trooper and shoved him to the ground
In defending against the “why didn’t you call for backup” critique from friend and foe alike, there are a few things to consider – here are five for starters
The finished shape of the bullet probably has more to do with the overall effect — bullets with sharp edges can slice blood vessels rather than tear them, causing a more rapid bleed out
Officer was shot at a stoplight early Monday
Incident began when 36-year-old Jeffrey Scott Pitts and a clerk had a run-in over an unpaid bill
The protest came about month after a shootout outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest in a Dallas suburb
Christopher Monfort wanted to kill cops when he firebombed police cars at a maintenance facility in 2009, and when that failed, he took action 9 days later
Trooper fatally shot a man who was involved in a fight with officers who came to evacuate him and another man from floodwaters
After attempts to rescue the officer via hovercraft and firetruck failed, a police helicopter was called in
Shot twice, the officer was rushed to the hospital in stable condition
A woman and two boys were rescued after police conducted cellphone negotiations with the man
Officer is recovering from non-life threatening wounds
Shots were fired after suspect armed himself with what police described as a “high-powered military-style rifle”
Forbids bail bondsmen from using certain-colored uniforms or vehicles with emblems that the public might mistake for law enforcement
Incident began when police in cruisers and helicopter pursued a man in a stolen car until he crashed
Police firearms instructors can do a wide variety of things to ensure that every minute spent on the range results in positively affecting the students’ performance
The woman, holed up under a mobile home with a six-shot revolver, had fired five rounds at a police robot. Deputies thought she still had one bullet left
Agent was hit in the leg and his wound was not life-threatening
45-year-old Housing Authority of New Orleans officer was patrolling a construction site just blocks from Saints’ stadium
Protests grew increasingly aggressive in the wake of a patrolman’s acquittal in the deaths of two suspects
Officer twice ordered suspect to drop gun before the suspect fired into nearby crowd
A wildlife agent is in serious condition after getting shot in the lower back
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