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An armored vehicle is like any police tool – personnel need to engage in realistic training to master the equipment before responding to a real call
Our use-of-force training needs to be considerate of each of these groups if we want to re-establish police and community relationships
Modifying use of force policy by insisting that officers exercise restraint when dealing with objectively threatening and dangerous individuals comes with enormous risk
Danish police say gang members with Muslim backgrounds are being radicalized both in prison and outside
Demonstrators blocked traffic along the cable bridge as they slowly marched from Pasco toward Kennewick
Officer in “satisfactory but stable condition” after ambush attack
Female officer’s head was repeatedly slammed into the ground during the vicious assault
Anyone who finds themselves on the ice should be prepared for the possibility of falling through and ready to perform a self-rescue
Officer stopped to assist a driver who had gone off the road into the median February 14 when the crash occurred
Opponents of the new regulations argue the law will do little to prevent mistaken shootings and could actually make things more confusing for officers
Risk of transmitting the disease depends on whether the HIV carrier has a “high viral load” and the severity of the bite
Investigators asked the public Thursday to provide more social media images and eyewitness accounts of shooting that has sparked a series of protests
4-year-old Renzo had been with the Coconut Creek Police Department for more than a year
A young man went online to find ways to kill silently with a knife just before stabbing his first three victims — one of them 94 times
Agent was shot in the leg Thursday when his gun unintentionally discharged during firearms training
Woman was uncooperative and combative and was dragged away “kicking and screaming”
Gunman opened fire on two officers Halloween night in 2009
Officer was in the weapons room at the back of the courthouse when the gun discharged, striking the officer in the upper leg
A black police officers’ group says other hateful letters have circulated within the department in the past year.
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein was killed in firefight with police Sunday after a shooting spree that may have been inspired by the terror attacks in Paris
37-year old Steven Andrew Smith was stopped January 30 by Dover Police Chief Jonathan Eason on suspicion of drunk driving
How should officers choose the vest that best meets their professional needs? Consider these criteria
Security planning began long before the grand jury announcement
The Smart Vault can accommodate 15 different fingerprints and features an automatic opening 14-gauge steel door
Chairman Felix Vargas says he supports LE in general, but he believes there’s a conflict of interest in the investigation by a local law enforcement team
Newly released dash cam captured the deadly 2013 shooting of a suspect who pulled a handgun on an officer after being stopped
Prostitute stole sergeant’s gun, badge, ammo and handcuffs from a hotel room as he slept. Chief was criticized over his handling of the investigation
Police spokeswoman said officer who turned off camera “has been recommended” for discipline, but is appealing
Officer drew his gun and told the man to surrender, but he attacked the officer, and the officer dropped his weapon
Man charged with attempted first-degree murder after he fired gun at police Saturday while cops were arresting him
A prisoner trying to escape while being transported through Terminal C at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport was shot by the officer who was escorting him
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