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One cannot understate the importance for officers to eat right and stay in shape in order to tackle whatever comes their way on patrol
Protection from rifle fire now a critical need
Gun retention training is essential to help cops survive potentially fatal attacks – incorporate these eight techniques into your police firearms training
Fleeing teen was holding a loaded handgun and the officer feared for his life and a fellow officer’s
Richard Donohue Jr. returned to work Friday after more than two years of recovery — with a promotion
Officer who was escorting a funeral procession in Cincinnati when a car collided with his motorcycle
Obama says the country can’t protect police from every danger, but Americans can work harder to heal rifts with communities they serve
Man shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy at a gas station, then hijacked a car and fled
Reserve deputy was fatally shot overnight and the suspected shooter is in custody
As the officer moved to pull the keys out of the ignition, suspect sped off – bringing the officer with him
City Council members chastised a city public-safety board for erecting billboards advising “Don’t Run” from cops
Ran towards police nude and covered in blood; she is suspected to have taken the hallucinatory street drug
30-year-old David Baril, who remains in critical condition, faces assault and weapon charges
The approximately two dozen arrests so far have involved protesters blocking traffic
Several hundred law enforcement officers were lining up Thursday to pay respects
District has asked a private security guard not to return after a fifth-grader was able to pull the officer’s gun out of its holster
Tac-talk at the “code word” level has been scientifically shown to build neural pathways in the brain that make actions automatic — a proven method for building muscle memory
People took to Twitter to remind motorists that those who don’t move over are putting lives at risk
Officers were injured by a motorist in Olney in a protracted incident that ended when police fired into the vehicle
On Wednesday morning, protesters began gathering outside of the apartment house where the shooting happened
Man and his teen niece were found dead with gunshot wounds after a wild pursuit across the Southwest in which multiple shots were fired at police
Won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting man whom witnesses say was acting erratically and had assaulted two people
Police said the judge set a dangerous precedent, creating the impression that people who disobey officers can get away with it
Suspect pointed a cellphone at officers as though it were a gun
Preliminary statistics issued Monday show that 51 officers were killed on duty in 2014, compared to 27 the year before
Jury ruled Monday that Starbucks was not negligent in a case in which a cop was severely burned when hot coffee spilled in his lap
Chief said no one at command post set up to monitor the event was aware that the FBI had sent a memo about Elton Simpson hours before the May 3 shooting
Dozens of cruisers made their way to Revere Beach on Sunday in response to a brawl that resulted in road closures
Two staff members were assaulted and one inmate was shot as officers tried to break up gathering
For many in the community, the first death of an officer in three decades while on duty was a shock
