Officer Safety
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The support that can come from the officer’s primary relationship can be especially impactful
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Try the three moves described here by a fellow LEO to build strength and avoid injury
We can’t expect legislators to know what it’s like to make the kinds of decisions they presume to govern, but a grasp of the facts is a reasonable expectation
The suspect accelerated and dragged the trooper about 100 feet on the roadway before the trooper let go
The man had posted several rambling videos online threatening the police before attempting to run them over
Man got out of his car and raised his hands as if surrendering during the July 28 stop. He then pulled out a gun and opened fire
Nov. 22 gunbattles between an armed parolee and an officer and two sheriff’s deputies left the parolee dead and the officer and a bystander wounded
An NYC MTA officer died Monday from injuries he suffered after being struck by a vehicle on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge last year
Two Boston police officers were hospitalized after they were allegedly attacked by seven teenagers
According to NLEOMF, ambushes were the leading circumstance of officer fatalities in firearms-related deaths in 2014
During 2014 we posted hundreds of officer safety tips — here are short summaries of ten of the most interesting among them
Ezell Ford was shot three times in his right side, right arm and back, according to the report
Christopher Taylor, 18, was booked on suspicion of shooting at an occupied vehicle
The annual report by the nonprofit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found that 50 officers were killed by guns this year, including 15 ambush assaults
As anti-cop zealots called for attacks on police officers on the Internet, on the streets, and even in some political quarters, there were too many tragic incidents in which officers were killed in ambush attacks
Designing and building armor for female officers can present issues of particular concern
Utah’s Salt Lake County, an area that encompasses highly congested urban stretches, rural mountain terrain and everything in between, can now provide rescue and medical assistance in any of those areas
Like their human counterparts, police K-9s can face great risks on the job
As a police professional, you should make the decision now on what type of calls or responses you’re willing to place your life at extreme risk
Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he posted Facebook comments encouraging people to kill police
Officers were responding to a radio call and driving slowly in a neighborhood when they saw the muzzle flash of a rifle pointed in their direction
According to a court document, Irons and the others in the car followed the officer’s truck for the purpose of shooting him
Cliffside Park Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello, 22, was struck by an SUV and died after surgery days later
Woman smeared uncooked bacon and sausage all over a police station dispatch window offering to “feed the pigs”
A protester who advocated for peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson was charged Saturday with setting fire to a convenience store
Officer Tyler J. Stewart died after he was shot by a man who was a suspect in a domestic-violence case
The officer was investigating a report that someone had broken into a home and assaulted its owner when a man confronted her in ‘fighting stance’
The incident began when one woman who brandished a bat and a firearm began fighting with another woman
An armed and dangerous Freddy Swanson, 23, made the escape Christmas Day and is still at large
These tools strengthen officer’s mental alertness, physical fitness and training
Officer was hit by a car during a student protest in Denver on Dec. 3
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