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ICS is a powerful system that can help you organize chaos on all scenes
Man tried to back out of traffic stop — crashing into a patrol car and leading deputies on a pursuit before smashing into another patrol car
Man carefully balanced a rifle on the roof of his car and fired two shots, striking the officer in the head before he got out of his patrol car
Retired Officer Derrick Bishop, working as a security guard, shot and killed a gunman who was trying to rob him and steal his car
Officer was killed while escorting President Barack Obama’s motorcade when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck
We have a long history of making changes in order to make our officers safer — but those changes didn’t occur overnight and they didn’t come without struggles
Most frequent violation is breaking the no-wake zone that extends 200 feet from the shoreline or docks on most of the lakes
SC deputy could not stop in time after vehicle overturned
A common tool for police, TASERs are relatively rare in a hospital setting
Ruling Tuesday reversed a lower court decision that allowed the lawsuit to go forward against six West Memphis, Ark., officers
Evening shootings arose from fights between groups of people
LA County sheriff’s deputy was shot Monday during an incident that left one person dead
The officer was standing on the passenger side of his patrol car, leaning into it to check something on his computer, when he and the car were hit
Officers were dispatched to an intersection where the man was stopping and screaming at cars
Death of Jair Cabrera marks the first time that an officer in the community’s department was killed in the line of duty
Former Officer Mark Larson, who kept his zest for life despite losing a forearm on duty 21 years ago, died March 24
The knife-wielding man was attacking a woman when the good Samaritan stepped in to help late Thursday and was stabbed
Sheriff’s officials said they followed specific protocols as the incident slowly escalated into the night and early morning hours
Man tried to flee in a police car after freeing his hand from handcuffs during his arrest
Group jumping into the already heated disagreement between the BLM and Texas landowners along the border with Oklahoma
An on-duty Franklin County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a wreck late Wednesday
Police and paramedics were trying to help victim when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them
An officer was seriously injured after being struck by a minivan while conducting a traffic stop Thursday
The question of how to better integrate EVOC, DT, PT, firearms, and other training elements is an old one, but it also hasn’t yet been adequately answered
We must create the proper environment in order for officers to visualize the true threat that is ever present and be prepared physically and mentally to prevail
Officer Katie Brown, 28, and former Binghamton Police Officer Christopher Stoeckel were killed after Stoeckel lost control of his motorcycle
Officers weapon, along with six additional firearms, were recovered from the home where a resident gunned down the officer, before the house burst into flames
Cell phone video capturing a deadly encounter between Salinas officers and a suspect wielding a pair of shears has gone viral
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