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Dealing with people in crisis is difficult. The only things a police officer can control are the decisions they make and the tactics they use
Patrolman Matt Beck had just pulled over the suspected drunk driver when the man bolted into traffic
19-year-old Stockton man is expected to be charged Monday with triple-murder in the deaths of a woman taken hostage and two other robbery suspects
During the gunfire, one shot hit a propane tank, causing it to explode and injure four of five officers involved in the incident
Authorities say the roof of a privately run East Texas prison has collapsed, temporarily trapping dozens of inmates and sending 19 injured inmates to hospitals
Trooper Whitt was shot and killed on the evening of April 12, 1985, during a traffic stop
Prosecutors said Harlem Harold Lewis III executed the veteran officer two years ago as he was trying to pull Lewis out of his car
Attorney representing the family of Misty Holt-Singh, is seeking documents, dispatch logs, video and other evidence police gathered after the hourlong robbery, pursuit and gun battle
The city of Cleveland has settled a federal lawsuit filed by the estates of two unarmed people killed in a hail of 137 gunshots fired by police
Robbers fleeing a California bank took three women hostage and threw two of them from their getaway vehicle, as they fired repeatedly at police
Authorities in Jersey City, already on edge following the ambush-killing of a rookie police officer over the weekend, said an officer shot a man Tuesday morning
25-year-old defendant Siale Angilau got out of his seat, grabbed a pen and rushed a witness “in an aggressive, threatening manner” during his trial April 21
Police are even being warned that violent Bloods gang members may be traveling from out-of-state to target officers
The gun in Stephen Corkery’s hand when he allegedly robbed several Spokane businesses and walked into a fatal standoff was fake. The consequences were very real
The woman came up behind the officer, using her cuffs to choke her
Ten years ago, local lawmakers looked at a high-profile DUI case, listened to law enforcement and said, “Enough is enough”
Ivins Rosier blamed drugs and alcohol for turning him into a person who would be charged with breaking into a trooper’s home and shooting his dog
Officer fired his weapon once at men in a truck as they fled a pro-Israel rally after using wooden poles bearing Palestinian flags to hit protesters
A judge has entered a preliminary not-guilty plea for the man charged in the killing of a police officer during a shootout
Police are unsure what caused the confrontation, but the Internal Affairs lieutenant offered identification before exiting the vehicle
Suspect’s widow, Angelique Campbell, told a news station that her husband should have killed more officers if they were planning to kill him
Officers were injured and a squad car was damaged when a fight broke out and bottles were thrown among a large crowd that had gathered for a concert
Prisoner was awaiting surgery on the eighth floor of the hospital when he attempted to escape
NYPD detective was punched in the face Saturday and was placed in a medically induced coma
One person was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital
Police are praising a dispatcher for persuading a gunman to surrender after he allegedly shot and killed three people, wounded two others and fired on officers
Gunman shot Officer Melvin Santiago in the head shortly after he and his partner arrived at a 24-hour Walgreens
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