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While the hazards of fentanyl exposure are significant for LEOs, it’s important to understand the myths and realities
Following the Vegas tragedy, there has been a great deal of discussion around the legitimate purpose bump stocks and suppressors might have
Academic research and real-world incident reviews provide a foundation for evidence-based practices and training
The domestic violence suspect struggled with a deputy in a treatment room Friday and managed to get his service weapon
Topeka Police Cpl. Jason Harwood was killed Sunday during a traffic stop
Though the stolen gun was loaded, it did not fire
24-year-old Officer Nickolaus Schultz was removed from life support Sunday
Coordination is challenging among the law enforcement entities alone. Armed civilian militias further complicate the effort
24-year-old Officer Nickolaus Schultz was shot after police responded to reports of an evicted tenant returning to his former home
Man being transported to prison in a Connecticut police cruiser slipped out of his handcuffs and attacked the state trooper behind the wheel
The unidentified man stripped naked and shoved a man to the ground after stumbling onto a playground
Cases have been reported nationally since 2008
Officer Daryl Pierson had pursued and caught Thomas Johnson III when he was hit by a .25-caliber bullet
Questions have been raised about whether the governor should have responded faster to an increasingly chaotic and racially tense situation
Department announced Thursday it’s launching a pilot program to test 60 cameras worn by officers, becoming the latest and largest police department in the country to accept the technology
Risk tolerance on the job is ultimately a personal matter where the most effective cops incorporate risk management practices into daily decision-making
Offiicers were both shot during the July 9 domestic incident in the house they shared together
Officers with the IMPD were given special gifts Wednesday from an 8-year-old boy who raised more than $17K in a campaign to help police
A female U.S. Marshal fought back and held a man for police after he groped her and pulled down her pants while running
Rochester officer was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire during a pursuit, the first member of the city’s police force to be killed in the line of duty since 1959
There are three generally held misconceptions about deadly force that continually arise and need to be addressed
The officer, who has not been identified, suffered a broken leg, cuts and bruises in the accident
23-year-old Evan Casey Bennett murdered 2 security guards before killing his stepfather and shooting an officer 3 times outside a police headquarters
Wilbur and Anisa Mobley were found shot to death early Wednesday
Lawyer has said his client did nothing wrong and responded to an escalating situation the officers created
Six officers opened fire on 30-year-old Jose Walter Garza after arriving on-scene
The incident occurred after an officer responding to a domestic disturbance call was bitten by the dog
Trooper Jack Thorpe was pursuing a speeding motorcyclist when another vehicle intercepted his cruiser
A man fired shots into a police headquarters and struck an officer three times Monday after killing his stepfather earlier that night
Thanks to an infusion of $1M from the city, another 100 “Safe Passage” workers were lining routes in crime-ridden neighborhoods that students walk through to get to school
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