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Using philosophies similar to those of the NTSB, approximately 200 Domestic Violence Fatality Review teams have been formed since the 1990s
A three-judge appellate panel addressed issues of growing concern to street officers amid the current demands for de-escalation of force in complex encounters
Officer shot and killed a 16-year-old boy who pointed a gun at officers Sunday morning
Suspects had ideology that was along the lines of “militia and white supremacists” and that law enforcement was the “oppressor”
Several people unsuccessfully tried to break up the fight, and the officer could not get the suspect off her
Kristopher Barkus, 25, ignored Trooper Brian Knirnschild’s orders to drop a weapon he pointed at the trooper
Man who police say staged an assault on a Ga. courthouse carefully planned the weapons and supplies he would need to enter the building and harm people inside
The officers returned fire, striking the two suspects in the vehicle
Fifteen people were arrested in the March 29 incident near the University of Arizona’s main gate
Dash cam footage has been released capturing police as they fatally shoot two pit bulls brutally attacking a 6-year-old girl
Subject lies at the heart of the civil trial that pits beating victim Bryan Stow against the Los Angeles Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt
A Grand Prairie SWAT team was serving a narcotics warrant when suspect opened fire
Police received a tip that led them to the New Brunswick location where they found 24-year-old Justin Bourque
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Two police officers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries; no firefighters were injured
A deadly crash on Monday left an off-duty cop with questions about the behavior of other witnesses
The officer was driving with his lights and sirens on when a vehicle made an illegal left turn in front of him and was broadsided
Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured Wednesday in a rare case of gun violence in the east coast Canadian province of New Brunswick
Corrections officer was attempting to move inmate for being disruptive when the incident occurred
Officer spent 45 minutes battling the surf and keeping a teen’s head above 50-degree water
Deputy Jaron Fountain crashed into a ditch while responding to a burglary in progress that was discovered to be false
20-year-old Matthew Michael Lee McMahon activated a red and blue light Monday while driving behind an unmarked sheriff’s car
Efforts to change the way officers approach animals have emerged as lawsuits have chipped away at law enforcement agencies
A massive manhunt for a heavily armed man in a helmet and body armor, suspected of stealing cruiser before abandoning it, ended last night
Judge John C. Murphy and assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock got involved in an aggravated exchange of words Monday when the confrontation got physical
Interim Chief Harry Bailey has reversed a finding that an officer used excessive force when he stepped on the head of a handcuffed man in 2010
High school officer died after an apparent heart attack a few hours after breaking up a fight between students
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