Officer Safety
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Instructors can create a safe, engaging and effectual scenario-based force-on-force training environment by following some basic safety protocols
Test your knowledge of fentanyl exposure, protection and treatment
2016 saw an increase by more than three times of death by rifle fire over 2015
Austin police officer thought he was protecting the public, but was punished for his actions
Police Chief Don Weedman ordered the man to put down his gun, but instead the man fired at Weedman
Adrian Perryman was found not guilty of aggravated assault of a public servant for a 2010 shooting that took place inside his home
Sgt. Amy Young was shot in the face early Wednesday at her home during a domestic incident that killed a 10-year-veteran officer
The victory a rancher claimed in a government standoff with armed militiamen has served to embolden right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists across the country
Prosecutors who spent months investigating the shooting of Miriam Carey said that officers from the Secret Service and the Capitol Police did not use excessive force
29-year-old man is accused of running up to a police horse, uttering a “karate-like battle cry” and delivering what a spokesman calls “a jumping, double kick”
Officer David Melancon of the Thibodaux Police Department sat locked in his car with no air conditioning and videotaped his slow decline
Man critically injured Tuesday beat his grandmother with his fists and feet and threatened her life just two hours before he was shot
A trooper was shot and a man was found dead after an 11-hour standoff Wednesday
Fare-dodger was shot to death by an officer after pulling a gun and pointing it at the cop’s head during the July 1 incident
Police say a man armed with a bottle of flammable liquid set himself and a police officer ablaze before another officer shot him
The incident began after the officer witnessed 37-year-old Livingston Manners run a stop sign June 27
One police officer is dead and another is wounded after a domestic dispute escalated early Wednesday
K-9 Tracker was killed while pursuing 50-year-old Billy Wayne Lomaneck
Sheriff has presided over a department significantly eroded by funding cuts. Now, he has one deputy on duty at a time to patrol a county that is 100 miles
An off-duty police officer and his father — an off-duty firefighter — rescued their next door neighbor from a deadly blaze Monday
The event will be held in honor of law enforcement and the money raised will go to safety equipment grants
Unfortunately, many patrol rifle programs are insufficient in preparing officers to have the confidence and skills to properly and effectively deploy their rifles during stressful engagements
A PWD helps wire the brain by creating and establishing a memory file that will be used in future decision-making (just don’t call it a diary)
Taking care of your magazines is a cheap life insurance policy - take a few minutes to check yours out today
8-year-old Belgian Malinois named MP underwent emergency surgery for three stab wounds and is expected to survive the Saturday incident
Police chief shot a suspect armed with a knife in a confrontation Tuesday
Law enforcement professionals should be aware that this group routinely attracts members who come from difficult lives filled with trauma, parental neglect and, in many cases, serious mental disorders
As an officer waited at a red light, a car careened through the intersection — slamming into two vehicles before striking the cruiser
