Officer Safety
The Officer Safety topic page has the specific mission of keeping cops safe through current & quality information, with tips, columnist commentary and the latest news updates. The Officer Safety topic page is a key resource for officers everywhere.
My story has been left untold for 49 years — until now, and only through the strength that the #MeToo movement has given me
Your daily and ongoing responsibility is to ask yourself, what problems are lying in wait?
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
Deadly June 23 pursuit ended when the suspect’s car erupted in flames
An officer is recovering from being shot in the leg Sunday
43-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday morning after being confronted by an officer, following a report that the man had shoplifted a burrito
The tourniquet, one of the world’s oldest and most easily used medical tools, is making a comeback on American streets
A motorcycle officer is in critical condition after being shot multiple times during a traffic stop
After being cited by police, driver tried to pull away, but his car got stuck in a ditch
Dash cam footage has been released of a pair of Good Samaritans aiding an officer involved in a brutal scuffle with a suspect
Deputy Chris Butler was making a traffic stop Sunday for a move-over violation when a 2000 Cadillac hit his driver’s side door
A Broward sheriff’s deputy tried to rescue the resident in the burning unit and received injuries that were minor
Utah authorities captured a mountain lion Friday that startled people but didn’t hurt anybody at a shopping center
Brent Cole, 60, was charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault with a firearm upon a peace officer
Lawsuit filed Friday says the more than 40 officers dispatched to handle James Boyd had “no meaningful control” of the standoff
Suspect drove up and fired four shots, hitting the cruiser at least twice and the deputy’s house once
The FBI is investigating Thursday’s incident
Surveillance video captured a tense standoff between a knife-wielding man and officers in a jail
Dash cam video has been released of a bizarre incident Sunday of a man attacking a police cruiser
An officer was shot and a suspect was killed in a shooting Friday morning
Officer was called on near a convenience store Thursday and told of a man trespassing
Number of Pittsburgh officer-involved shootings increased slightly in the past few years. Several of those shootings involved traffic stops
Faced with an increase in shootings in recent months, the NYPD is studying whether the big drop in stop-and-frisk encounters has impacted crime
The teacher was alone in the room with no guard nearby when a convicted rapist assaulted her
When the officer boarded the train, both suspects attacked him
MOST POPULAR
- 2021 was deadliest year ever for law enforcement, report says
- Report: 210 LEOs shot in the line of duty, a 14% increase from last year
- Gunman ‘essentially executed’ Calif. police officer on duty, investigators say
- Video released of pursuit, shootout that killed Calif. deputy, K-9
- W.Va. deputy sheriff fatally shot, 1 suspect killed