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Compared to many police agencies around the world, the average cop in the United States is woefully under-equipped
Your plans should revolve around identifying and locating the operator of any drone flying in restricted airspace
The court ruled that an officer’s use of deadly force was objectively reasonable because of the threat of death presented by an unarmed man
In Seattle, police said black-clad marchers threw wrenches, sticks and rocks at officers in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood
Activists who are marching for labor and immigrant rights in U.S. cities on Friday will broaden their message to direct attention toward police
More than 40 officers required some sort of treatment at the hospital and 13 have been placed on medical leave
Details on how the person got into the patrol car with a weapon weren’t immediately available
Recent news from Florida has shed light on a new drug called Flakka, and its use is not isolated to the sunshine state
The Sonim XP6 and XP7 smartphones are as durable as any you will find, have great battery capacity, and cost only a little more than you would pay for a comparable smartphone
Ebony Dickens, posting under the name of Tiffany Milan, called Monday for “death to all white cops nationwide”
While national attention is focused on an empty baseball diamond in Baltimore, we should also take note of how a program to enhance police-community relations is happening on little league fields in New York City
The clash came after a day of high tension but relative peace in Baltimore, as thousands of police officers and National Guardsmen poured in to try to prevent another round of looting and arson
Authorities had been seeking the suspect since April 15, and he allegedly held the game warden’s head under water when the officer attempted to make an arrest
6 officers were hospitalized as a result of the violence, and there were 144 vehicle fires
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd of more than 150 people
8-minute pursuit started when an airport police officer tried to stop a car with its bumper dragging
Small-town politician engaged a SWAT team in a six-hour standoff after threatening his son with a bat and barricading himself in his home
Officer nearly lost consciousness in the attack
Violence erupted Saturday night during what began as a peaceful demonstration attended by more than a thousand people
Four held one of the brawlers until New York Police Department officers responded and took him to a hospital
A grand jury has declined to indict two Dallas police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill man armed with a screwdriver in an incident last year
Chief Steven Casstevens spoke at ILEETA 2015, urging leaders to stay aware of efforts in legislatures across the country that are making ill-informed policy decisions for local police
A sheriff’s deputy and a police officer were shot Thursday by a suspect who was then killed by police
A scuffle broke out and two protesters were arrested Thursday, but most expressed anger peacefully
A man who fired a gun inside a bar and later fired at two police officers chasing him on foot was fatally shot by other officers
Bicycle officer was shot Thursday night by a drug suspect who told him “I don’t want to have to do this,” before firing at him
In the interest of transparency, officials sought out the help of a computer forensics expert, who was able to recover new video of the April 11 incident
Speaking to a room full of trainers at the 2015 ILEETA conference, Wagoner told a room full of officers about the night that could have been his last
