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While technology has undoubtedly been beneficial for policing, many of these advancements have also had adverse—and often overlooked—impacts on policing
If officers know how their bodies respond to stress, they can actively engage in strategies to combat their negative effects
Sometimes acute stress puts us on our back immediately, whereas at other times, stress hurts us a little at a time
An officer was injured and a suspect was shot and killed during a bank robbery Monday morning
Officer came upon a shootout between two men Sunday afternoon and fired multiple shots, killing one while the other escaped
A BLM ranger, CHP officer and a suspect were injured Saturday
Court will consider the free speech rights of people who use violent or threatening language on Facebook and other electronic media where the speaker’s intent is not always clear
41-year-old Michael Smith, of Norridgewock, showed up at a sheriff’s deputy’s home Thursday night
Police officers are highly visible public figures who are vulnerable to attack any time they are out in public, regardless of what they are doing.
March 12 high-speed pursuit led to the death of suspect
The incident happened Wednesday as the helicopter was patrolling as part of the Georgia Governor’s Marijuana Eradication Task Force
A police officer answering a call about 2:35 a.m. today was struck by another vehicle after its driver apparently ran a red light
New videos show negotiations with officers attempting to get James Boyd to leave his campground slowly deteriorated over the course of three hours
Officer can’t own gun where he lives because of a felony crime he committed as a juvenile
Officer was getting gas when an elderly man’s car slammed into another vehicle and a pump, causing a massive fire
Officers enforcing an eviction notice Tuesday shot the 74-year-old homeowner twice when he displayed a shotgun
The daylong stalemate began around 9:30 a.m. when someone fired a gun in a second-story apartment
In the last seconds of a call, Jerad Miller says, “If they come to arrest me for noncompliance or whatever, I’m just going to start shooting people”
33-year-old officer died Wednesday just weeks after he was seriously injured in a car crash
Officer was shot in an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday
Man struck officer twice before police returned fire, hitting the man several times in the upper torso
The brunt of the stab was taken by the officer’s body armor
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said the move was the latest in a series intended to improve transparency and accountability
A man has been charged after sending lewd photos to an officer who responded to his call of a suspicious vehicle in his neighborhood
Investigators are studying videos and social media posts as they try to untangle what led Jerad Miller and his wife to kill 2 cops in Las Vegas
An officer was shot and a suspect was shot multiple times in an exchange of gunfire during an arrest attempt Tuesday
Man armed with a rifle climbed onto the roof of a home after a pursuit Monday and then barricaded himself in a house
In the 15 seconds between complete engine failure and hitting the ground, officers were able to locate a field and make a hard landing
Man was suspected in an armed robbery when he pulled his car into a bustling Walmart parking lot in March 2010
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