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A reasonable and intelligent strategy for defeating terror attacks cannot focus on the tool used by the attacker, but must focus on the attacker himself
As the country struggles to make sense of the massacre in Las Vegas, it is important that the needs of those who responded to the scene are not overlooked
As public safety professionals, we tend to do a really great job of helping and comforting others in times of need
Trapped in his car after it was rammed by a pickup, the deputy shot and killed the driver as he approached
Medical researcher was arrested last month after police say he pointed a loaded rifle toward a woman and her daughter inside Phoenix’s main airport
The damage caused by the man’s rampage is estimated to be upward of $100K
Other officers at the scene fired at the suspect vehicle as it smashed into several parked police motorcycles
Police responded to the scene Thursday after the woman, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, threatened nearby construction workers
You can certainly pay less for an AR carbine, but they will probably be substantially heavier
Mistaken killing of a man has sparked new debate over how much authority the department’s independent inspector general should have in investigations
Man was shot and killed after he fired at St. Paul police officers who pulled him over on suspicion of carjacking Sunday
Police have asked the city attorney’s office and county prosecutors to explore whether they can legally prohibit civilians from flying drones with cameras over department-owned parking lots
During the search for the gun, an LAPD officer was severely hurt when he was bitten by a police K-9 and had to undergo surgery
Chief announced Friday that the panel found Detective Brett Olsen “acted within policy” when he shot the dog during a search for a missing 3-year-old
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot and killed a man during a gunfight with a wanted parolee
The officers were upgraded from critical to stable condition following the collision
Officer John Lomonico responded to an alarm going off at a residence when the struggle with an armed suspect began
Deputy Joshua LaFave suffered a gunshot wound to his chest, back and shoulder from Andrew Michaelis
The gun locking mechanism broke and the gun fell off
Mayor sat between his police commissioner and one of the department’s most outspoken critics Thursday, trying to ease tensions with minority communities
A suspect in the 2010 killing of agent Brian Terry, the slaying at the center of the scandal over the botched gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious, was extradited to the U.S. Thursday
In the hours after Officer Scott Patrick was killed Wednesday, tributes poured in from fellow police officers and the many strangers he helped
The man left the scene and led officers on a high-speed pursuit
Massachusetts State Police say the ax bounced out of a landscaper’s dump truck
NJ detective was acquitted Wednesday of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting of a driver during a case of road rage
Police later shot and killed Cody David Winters and arrested his accomplice, Natasha Galenn Jackson, on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, burglary, kidnapping and other charges
A Mendota Heights police officer was shot in the head and killed during a traffic stop Wednesday
As the officer spoke with the driver he pulled over, a pickup came within inches of side-swiping him before grinding to a halt
Deputies were called to the residence for a domestic dispute when gunfire was exchanged with one person
