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In the absence of comprehensive tests for proving or disproving PTSD claims, LE administrators frequently express concerns with fraud and abuse
Even when officers react too quickly to consciously experience fear, the brain recognizes deadly threats and kicks into hyper-survival mode
Police officers operate along a vast continuum that stretches from stepping it up to reining it in, and it’s not uncommon to oscillate between the two during an operation
Cell phone video captured a violent struggle as an off-duty officer fought a man attempting to grab his patrol rifle
An officer suffered serious injuries after getting shot multiple times attempting to arrest a shoplifting suspect Sunday
If officers don’t take the right steps to ensure their personal safety on scene of a BHO lab, they can find themselves the next victims in a BHO explosion
Pennsylvania State Police have struck out again after following up on a possible sighting of the suspect in the Pocono Mountains
The police officer was responding to a “welfare check” on a man who was lying in a stairwell of an apartment Sunday
Suspect in ambush on two state troopers said in a text that “all is good” less than five hours before he allegedly opened fire outside their barracks
Dash cam video has been released capturing a dangerous pursuit of two burglary suspects
The suspect had recently purchased a gun and was despondent over a recent breakup, making those who knew him concerned
Footage shows the officer climbing up to rip the window open with his hands and pull the man to safety
The cuffed inmate managed to grab the detective’s gun and open fire, and a second officer returned fire
Man was angry about a pot possession arrest when he drove a tractor over six cruisers and a van owned by the Orleans County Sheriffs’ Department in 2012
The Saves program allows officers to connect with other LEOs in a way they never could before
The West Des Moines Police Department is getting the word out on slowing down for emergency vehicles in a creative way
Foot pursuit continued even after the suspect was hit with a baton and ended with him slamming an SUV into a restaurant
There is no shortage of proof that police officers are working fatigued — evidenced by the sometimes fatal errors that occur as a result
When you’re fighting at bad-breath distance, simply pointing and pulling the trigger stands a fair chance of success, but when you get out to seven yards or further, marksmanship training begins to pay off
Medivac helicopter was requested for two troopers following an accident Wednesday night
An unarmed man who intervened in a confrontation between police and a knife-wielding assailant died of a gunshot to the back
A state trooper was accidentally shot during a gun training exercise at a safety facility on Tuesday and later died
The bombs were not deployed, but they were fully functional and had both trip wires and fuses
Man repeatedly ignored commands to show his hands and made a motion the officer believed looked like pulling a gun
Increased frequency and cost of leaves has forced the FD to spend millions of dollars a year in overtime and reduced the number of police on the street
Officer insists he accidentally pulled the trigger during the fatal raid when a witness grabbed his gun
15-year veteran officer was stabbed with a 10-12 inch steak knife during a struggle on a sidewalk
Man who crashed his car trying to evade police sped off in and wrecked a police car — then returned to the site in a third vehicle to shoot at deputies
Authorities said Friday that the hard drive of a computer used by the suspected cop killer provides evidence he had been planning an attack for years
