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While no one wants to fault a hero for showing up to help, there are diminishing returns when self-deployed responders arrive immediately after an event
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) have proven valuable to law enforcement for many reasons, including its role in intelligence-led policing and officer safety.
There are areas where legislation could really make an impact on police officers; hate crime legislation isn’t one of them
Unit will be equipped with machine guns and heavy armor and will receive training in advanced counterterrorism tactics and “disorder control”
Officer was met with gunfire Thursday after the 30-year-old suspect exited the back of the residence and began shooting
Officer involved in the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old may have been injured trying to get out of the way of a stolen car
When officers arrived on the scene, the suspect fired a handgun, striking a 19-year veteran of the department once
The video called “Hands Up” includes images of guns held to a police officer’s head and lyrics that say “a cop got to get killed”
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Incident began when the suspect refused to stop his vehicle as officers attempted to pull him over on an outstanding warrant
Policies vary among agencies, and some departments have banned or discouraged the practice
Officer who rushed into the home Thursday was taken by police to a hospital with non-life threatening burns
Raymond Kmetz, 68, had been civilly committed twice for psychological issues
17-year-old fatally shot in a police station lobby was killed after she lunged at an officer with a butcher knife and a TASER failed to stop her
Here are 10 things to keep in mind to mitigate the risk of ambush in your patrol vehicle
As he tried to gain separation from a dangerous suspect, an officer suddenly found himself on the ground and vulnerable
There are non-functioning replicas of crack pipes, needles, brass knuckles and even handguns
Says feature that lets drivers warn others about nearby cruisers not only presents a threat to safety, but also interferes with ability to write tickets
Suspect was taken into custody two days prior after an extensive manhunt following the shooting of 30-year-old Officer Aaron Pearson
Eric Frein is accused of killing one state trooper and wounding another in a barracks ambush in September
Detective Jacob Grant is conscious but remains in critical condition after he was shot while on an undercover drug sting Jan. 9
Several officers said they saw rounds striking near them and heard them whizzing by
17-year-old girl who reportedly brandished a weapon was shot to death in the police station lobby Thursday
Officers are hospitalized after a shootout with a domestic violence suspect in a small town near the New Mexico border
A gunman opened fire inside a suburban Minneapolis city building Monday night while two officers were being sworn in
Police believe woman squeezed through an opening in the partition that wasn’t latched and crawled into the front seat before zooming off
Police opened fire and killed a suspect Monday after one officer was struck by a stolen car
Sequence of events began Oct. 22, 2009, when Christopher Monfort is accused of firebombing police vehicles, followed by the killing of an officer on Oct. 31