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When you use dangerous tools in a dangerous profession, one may someday fail you through no fault of your own
Touch is likely the most important physical activity a law enforcement officer will engage in during their police career
It is imperative that agencies implement strategies to help police officers address the adverse effects of job-related stress
Intentional focus, perception, and the speed of an event all have an effect on how officers process a deadly force encounter as it unfolds, as well as how they remember it after it’s over
Type T people not only enjoy the rush of adrenaline, but they will actively seek ventures and conditions that create it — and many officers are Type T personalities
Authorities say a Pennsylvania man provided bad information to police about the suspect accused of killing a state trooper
A man suspected of killing two deputies during a shooting rampage in Northern California was deported twice to Mexico and had a drug conviction
Video has been released capturing a plainclothes officer kicking a fellow cop in the head as police arrest a suspect at a subway station
The slaying of the deputies was the single deadliest day for California law enforcement since February 2013
A student opened fire Friday in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head before killing himself
A Silicon Valley startup has developed technology to let dispatchers know when a police officer’s weapon has been fired
Police say 19-year-old Jacob Clark of Chichester threw a beer bottle at a police officer
An off-duty Chicago police officer was “alert and talking” after he was shot in the chest during an apparent robbery attempt early Friday morning
At least a dozen people were injured when a stolen truck crashed into a bar while being pursued by police
Police identified suspect as Jeremy Bustos, 43, and said he was rushed to a hospital along with an Avondale police officer who was injured in the collision
Preparations are aimed at avoiding renewed outbreak of violence that could follow announcement of whether officer will face trial
Brazen attack against officers was a terrorist act by a Muslim convert who ranted online against America but had no clear ties to international extremists
A man wielding a hatchet charged four rookie NYPD officers and critically wounded one of them before being shot to death Thursday afternoon
Authorities say they’ve seized dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and police equipment including badges, silencers and vehicles from the home of a man who tried to pull over a uniformed officer
It is the innumerable small moments in life that define whether we are a person worthy of trust
Our profession has done a terrible job regarding car interior safety, and we need to remedy it
Ever notice how a picket fence along the road appears to be racing by at a blur immediately to your three or nine o’clock, but that same fence directly ahead of you barely appears to be moving at all? This is an illustration of how the eyes and brain use motion to assist us in judging speed and distance, including issues of “looming”
Some agencies rely on the 1033 program to support the operational needs of their departments SWAT Teams, Marine Units, and other special operations units
Police shot machete-wielding man after chasing him in a stolen truck he rammed into a police patrol car, seriously injuring an officer
MRAP acquired from the military has been the subject of controversy for months after the department accepted it
An outspoken member of the American Patriots, a group of armed citizens patrolling the U.S.-Texas border near Brownsville, was arrested Monday
Officer with sirens on waved away as pack of roughly 50 riders can be seen speeding, doing wheelies and standing on their bikes
Md. man who climbed over the White House fence Wednesday night has been charged with felonies for assaulting two police dogs and making threats
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the shooting the country’s second terrorist attack in three days
Police officers responded to the scene October 8 after receiving a 911 call of a man with a gun
A young convert to Islam who killed a Canadian soldier in a hit-and-run Monday had been on the radar of federal investigators
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