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Police recruits and veteran cops failed to notice a gun on a vehicle’s dashboard during a simulated traffic stop. Could inattentional blindness be to blame?
On June 9, 2016, York County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Lutz was shot in the face at point-blank range while serving a warrant; this is his story
When nature intervenes to unleash unexpected and uncontrollable mayhem, the mission of protecting life and property takes on an entirely different meaning
San Diego police Wednesday shot and wounded a gun-waving man who may have wanted to commit “suicide by cop”
A recent study examined fatigue’s effects on 53 officers’ decision-making and reaction times when the officers were faced with deadly-force situations
Aaron Altenhein, the driver of a pickup truck whose bed liner had fallen off into the highway, was also hit
At a news conference announcing $750K in funding for body armor, the sister of a slain officer lamented that her brother would have likely survived being shot if had he been wearing his
Incident began when a neighbor reported to the city Animal Services Division that one of the suspect’s dogs had been aggressive
Daveon Scott attended a remembrance ceremony for late SDPD Officer Jeremy Henwood three years to the day he was killed
Violent incident left the baby’s mother critically wounded and the suspected assailant shot dead
Slaying is at the center of a scandal over a botched U.S. gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious
The owner’s manual for the MK-177 BB/Pellet rifle warns that misuse can result in serious injury or death
The force of the impact was so great the vehicle’s engine was launched from the car
Firefighter punched officer in the face during the struggle, resulting in several broken facial bones
Unlike most lights currently mounted to most patrol rifles, the Inforce WML was designed from the start for use on a rifle, not as a handheld light or a light to be mounted to a pistol
Official labeled the medical examiner’s report that Eric Garner’s death was a homicide as a “political document”
Officer Frank Durante and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance when he bit was twice on the left hand and once on the right hand
Police attempted to apprehend suspect Steven Carsello after he got in a fight with another man
City Councilman Brandon Scott, the vice chair of the council’s public safety committee, called the incident “unacceptable”
Beavercreek police say the man was shot at around 8 p.m. after waving a rifle-type weapon around inside the store
The Tuesday altercation began as the officer attempted to detain a driver who walked away after being pulled over
Officers Thomas Weigand and Mark Bode stopped an SUV after witnessing the driver change lanes without signaling, in addition to having an illegal window tint
The dog, J.J., bit a boy at Officer Brett Kohlman’s home June 21
Man claimed to be a member of the Italian mob and threatened, “One day you’ll get in this car ... and it’ll explode”
Woman pointed a replica gun at three deputies who had been dispatched to persuade her to leave her perch atop a large rock pile
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