Officer Safety
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First responders need to open lines of communication and share knowledge, experience and resources so we can coalesce all of our assets
We need to remove the obstacles that prevent us from learning and improving our teams, capabilities and operational success
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One of the more difficult concepts to keep in tune for the serious practitioner is maintaining a high level of precision under pressure and in dynamic situations
A fatal Alaska State Troopers helicopter crash was caused by the pilot’s decision to fly into bad weather and the agency’s inadequate safety management
A veteran police sergeant’s vest is being credited for saving him in a Wednesday confrontation that ended in gunfire
Eric Frein stowed Soviet-era weapons alongside modern technology and found sustenance in bags of beans and a bottle of soy sauce
Video begins after both officers were struck by the suspect
Suspect told police he used unprotected Wi-Fi hotspots to connect to the Internet, raising the possibility he knew where police were focusing their search efforts each day
Tactical redeployment is a strategic tool that should be in our tool kit
Officer was questioning the suspect when he pulled out a knife and stabbed him repeatedly. A second campus officer came to help and was also stabbed
Patient who attacked four nurses with a metal bar had been suffering from recent episodes of confusion and delusion
A St. Paul police squad car and Green Line light-rail train collided Monday afternoon, knocking the officer unconscious
A sheriff’s deputy was killed in a crash Tuesday while en route to aid another officer involved in a pursuit
No matter how you feel about dogs, do not put your life – or the lives of your team – in jeopardy because of an aggressive dog
Stress and fatigue are your two biggest enemies while trying to function in a tactical environment
Police in Northern California are investigating who gave a plastic bag of methamphetamine to a young girl on Halloween
Officers were justified in fatally shooting a young man who was wielding a sword as part of a Japanese anime costume
SWAT officers found a man dead from a self-inflicted wound after a standoff Saturday that began with multiple explosions
Ashford Thompson shot Officer Joshua Miktarian 4 times in the head, at close range, after Thompson had been stopped for playing loud music in his car
Man was released Sunday after turning himself in to police the day before in connection with the beating and robbing of an off-duty Chicago police sergeant
Man is in critical condition after jumping into an unmarked patrol car and grabbing an officer’s gun
Allegedly fired seven rounds from a gun described in the complaint as an “AK-47 clone semi-automatic rifle”
Before the violent clash that ended one of their lives and permanently altered the other’s, the two deputies shared some things in common
Sergeant was taken to hospital in serious condition, suffering facial fractures, a concussion and bleeding in his brain
A deputy was shot and killed during a pursuit and gunfire exchange early Sunday
El Paso County constable died Saturday in a fight while working a security detail during a Halloween event
Scott Malkowski, a task force commander with the U.S. Marshals Service, spied a figure moving from the woods toward an abandoned airplane hangar in the Pocono Mountains
Officer suffered a minor injury while struggling with the man in an unprovoked attack early Friday
Authorities have arrested the motorcycle rider suspected of filming and waving off an officer who was trying to stop him and other riders doing stunts
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