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Officers often fail to use proper protection from contact with dangerous drugs and other toxic substances
Outfit your officers with armor that tackles design, material and affordability issues
The officer in the vehicle fired several shots at the suspect after he rammed the truck into the cruiser
The 18-year-old and his 13-year-old girlfriend have so far eluded capture
Commissioner William Bratton says the new training is based in part on lessons brought back from an NYPD team that was sent to Paris
The COMT gene — also known as the warrior/worrier gene — and its variations are involved with managing the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain, which influences resistance to stress and pain
Woman was drunk when she sped away from police in an SUV that later crashed and flipped with five children inside, ejecting a 2-year-old boy
Man allegedly shot sheriff as he sat in his police cruiser eating lunch on April 3, 2013
Man’s behavior was “consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft”
Four suspects were arrested Friday for a crime spree that started with a robbery, led to a shootout with a police officer and ended with two killings
Body armor credited for saving chief’s life, gunman released after being questioned for several hours
Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping, saying current efforts to compile the data are incomplete
Police near Pittsburgh say a handcuffed shoplifting suspect climbed into the front of a patrol car and raced off at speeds of up to 100 mph
Lawmakers are moving quickly with scores of bills ranging from increasing police training to putting tighter limits on using deadly force
Suspect broke into a deputy’s home on Monday morning and stole the vest and three firearms
Faces felony charges after police say he threatened an officer by name on a rap video posted to Facebook
Officer is hospitalized with serious injuries after being run down Tuesday night by a possible burglary suspect
Officers Pat Brown and Brian Schoen were shot during an encounter with Saeed Aquil and a teenager on New Year’s Eve 1994
Tuesday’s shooting marks the department’s third this year
A man who fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy who stopped him for speeding on a Georgia interstate was put to death Tuesday for the 1998 killing
I was privileged to have been trained by the great James Lindell of Kansas City Police Department in 1979, and learned his system of Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint (LVNR) as well as his follow-up protocol
Disturbing video captured the moments leading up to the killing of a rookie Arizona officer by an armed suspect
Had similar events occurred in the U.S., our law enforcement officers would have exposed themselves to similar dangers
Officer’s attorney argued that officer did what he was trained to do to subdue a dangerous suspect who was coming at him with a knife
A teen that was taken into custody for a probation violation is being called a hero after helping save the life of the officer who was booking him
City mayor called standoff with man who planned to kill cops among ‘most intense’ in U.S.
Police were trying to break up a fight on one of the floors when the singer hit an officer on the side of the head with a closed fist
Please put out your stops as often as conceivably possible, prior to contacting the driver/occupants
Here are a few ideas on what you can do to improve your own performance on the street — and remember, it’s always a performance.
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