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The 2018 LODD numbers for the first half of the year show a 24 percent increase in murders of police officers over the first half of 2017
Once an officer receives a tactical vest, they need to be trained in their use to be able to knowledgeably and quickly add or reduce coverage
These programs help to reduce traffic congestion as a result of collisions, while increasing officer safety on the roadways
One officer was shot in the face, just below his right eye, with the bullet lodging behind his ear
Reports indicate one of the officers was shot in the face
Spring breakers were drinking on a beach Sunday when between 10 and 15 people started fighting
Student on Wednesday identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the man he saw leaning in to the cruiser of an MIT officer who was fatally shot days after the bombings
Neither the deputy nor the wildlife officer was injured in the confrontation Monday
A New York City man “vehemently denies” pointing a laser that injured the eyes of several pilots, including two in a police helicopter
Suspect was handcuffed and put in the front seat of a CHP SUV when the incident occurred
Suspect died Friday night in a confrontation with a police officer who was answering a call about a man disrupting traffic
Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells died Tuesday in a shootout while trying to arrest the fugitive
A 64-year-old man was killed Wednesday after he exchanged gunfire with officers and shot one in his ballistic vest
Officer responded to reports of a suspicious person knocking on doors and crawling on the ground naked
Agency received more than 80,000 public comments on the proposal to outlaw some types of 5.56 mm rounds, or .223 caliber
Four officers grappled with the suspect while he kicked and spit before they were able to get him into a cruiser
Police were searching for a suspect in a double murder when the gunfire exchange occurred
Some of the pot bales that suspects tossed out of an SUV during a high-speed pursuit got picked up by passing vehicles
The hacker collective known as ‘Anonymous’ has claimed responsibility for an ongoing cyber attack on the city of Madison
The only difference between a good shooter and a great shooter are the details
Officers in the Baltimore school system’s police force won’t be able to carry guns inside schools any time soon
Plot to kill police officers and blow up a police station meant to trigger an uprising against the government
Trooper Tressa Winans was called to the bus Thursday to remove an unruly passenger when the attack occurred
Chief said he has gone out of his way to avoid what he once called Ferguson’s “missteps”
Man is accused of threatening police officers with a hammer and using his children as shields
The officer had to be cut out of his vehicle, but he wasn’t hurt
Bomb-sniffing dogs turned up nothing after the incident Thursday afternoon
Unnamed officer was found to be justified for drawing his gun after his partner wrestled with a protester who struck him on Dec. 10
A two-officer patrol car stopped a vehicle when shots were fired in their direction
Evidence supported story that the shooting was an accident, but the prosecutor said it also could have been avoided
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