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“Shots Fired” takes readers inside the minds of LEOs during officer-involved shootings
Any agency that tries to adopt a one-size-fits-all firearms approach will soon discover they have a number of police officers for whom the gear just doesn’t work
Officers should consider the many benefits and uses for de-escalation techniques
Struggle to keep an adequate number of cops on the streets amid a historically rapid outflow has spurred department to make an unprecedented move
Officer shot and killed a man who was wanted for allegedly firing at officers Monday night
64-year-old Joseph Rosales got in the accident June 10 after his dog jumped into his lap and he lost control of his vehicle
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The pursuit also went through an active construction site before the suspect was apprehended at a mall
Los Angeles police officials are investigating allegations that a veteran detective made racially charged comments about shooting black men and disparaged several superiors
Man in his teens or early 20s was shot as authorities say he tried to run from a car after a traffic stop in Boynton Beach
Trooper was dragged for several yards and suffered moderate injuries
It is one thing to catch a person “red-handed,” it is quite another to convict them
The officer was being beaten when he fired a single shot
Man struck a police car Tuesday during a pursuit that stemmed from a domestic violence incident
Suspect was found not guilty by a judge June 11
Isaac Vigil, 32, opened fire as he was exiting the back seat of a patrol car
Video shows three dogs jumping out of a truck and biting the officer three times
Court has ruled in favor of Duke and two of its officers in the 2010 shooting death of a man outside the school’s hospital
K-9
Officers were trying to serve a warrant when the suspect resisted arrest and fired a shotgun at K-9 Deputy Tanja
An NYC firefighter was arrested Sunday after multiple attacks that began inside a hotel bar
Domestic terrorists who can conduct spectacular, high-casualty attacks like those orchestrated by Timothy McVeigh or Anders Breivik are the exception rather than the rule
Police will be giving tickets for things like wearing a helmet when on a bike, crossing the street safely and wearing a seatbelt
Police have released 911 calls and footage of a tense May 4 standoff between an open-carry advocate and officers
Five members of a Vt. family fought officersafter security told them to leave their knives in the car
Suspect was arrested after attacking an off-duty officer and staff at a medical center, where he was taken after exhibiting bizarre behavior
Incident began when State Patrol received multiple 911 calls about a tan pickup stopped in the center lanes of the bridge
Firefighters hadn’t yet arrived, so he broke the basement window and saw a man and a woman lying face down as the room filled with smoke
A firefighter and a battalion chief are accused of warning drug dealers about raids