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Peer support is not a silver bullet to solve all the problems today’s law enforcement officers face, but it is an effective way of getting help to officers in need
An officer who confronts a subject in the throes of excited delirium stands nearly a 90 percent chance of ending up on the ground in a struggle
The iconic police tactics textbook is updated to reflect the current challenges facing our nation’s police officers
Officials say the woman fired a gun at a crisis-negotiation robot, hit it with a broom and threw a cover over it
Every police officer is a guardian, but on the inside there must reside the beating heart of an honorable warrior ready to be summoned at a moment’s notice
Deputies’ safety is at risk because the department cannot account for the whereabouts of every inmate in the system
Police have acknowledged firing on armed bikers, but it is not clear how many of the dead were shot by officers
Officer developed anxiety and depression after responding to the 2012 shooting rampage
Gunfire broke out Wednesday while police were trying to arrest a fugitive in Omaha
A tip from an informant led to two arrests that may have thwarted a series of planned attacks
Harrowing dash cam video captured a traffic stop that could have turned deadly for the officers involved
Officer Robert Wilson had stopped in the Game Stop on March 5 to buy a gift for his older son’s upcoming 10th birthday when he was killed
Suspect somehow got his hands in front of him and when two officers returned to the vehicle, he started shooting at them
20-year-old Canadian man crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally in March and sprayed the agent with bear spray
Was a passenger in a car that crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer after leaving a Staten Island strip club
García Villalpando was told more than 20 times to stop approaching the officer
Deputy stopped a vehicle and was startled when two men came out of the nearby woods and attacked him
One officer was shot by an ECD, and the other suffered a serious facial laceration
Attorney for the family said Tuesday he plans to file a wrongful-death lawsuit
System, similar to Amber Alerts, to help catch anyone who hurts, kills or makes credible threats against cops
If cops are stripped of the safety equipment and less lethal devices used for crowd control and other enforcement efforts, the scene on the street can quickly become dangerous
The men, who were known to be friends, suffered no obvious signs of trauma
Your destiny should be to be a great police officer; think and speak like a true professional and you will be one
Officer Richard Martin, 47, was putting down spike strips to stop the vehicle when he was hit
City’s police chief said he fears for the officer’s safety
Law enforcement remained on alert Monday after a deadly shootout between rival biker gangs shook up the community
18-year-old gunman yelled, “Go ahead and kill me” to the officers as the Sunday shootout occurred
Shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety
Thousands of mourners and officers from around the country paid their respects to 25-year-old Officer Liquori Tate
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