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Considering how many individuals transition between the military and law enforcement, we can begin to understand the high rates of PTSD among police
Proactive police officers can prevent burglars from wreaking havoc in a community
Driver and two passengers were able to get out of the vehicle, but were stung 50 to 100 times each, troopers said
Officer who was forced to jump off a bridge as his patrol car came barreling toward him
Officer was stabbed multiple times while attempting to rescue the teen’s grandparents Monday
Excess military material comes at virtually no cost to local law enforcement agencies
A man in his early 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene of the accident
Cop critically injured in an arson fire that killed one officer last month was released from the hospital Monday amid cheers
Eight-year-old girl was riding her scooter just outside of her home May 9 when a car fleeing from police hit a parked car, which then crashed into her
Suspect became aggressive toward the officer during the confrontation, at one point choking him
Florida officer was forced to fire his weapon at a car carrying suspects in a fatal shooting outside a nightclub
Cecily McMillan, who insisted she was innocent, had faced as much as seven years in prison
The incident was the fourth police-involved shooting in the city in a week
NYPD began encouraging pharmacies to use dummy pill bottles fit with tracking devices in 2013
Surveillance video shows girlfriend entering storage unit eight times on the day officer died
Reserve officer Kevin Quick, 45, was found dead days after he was reported missing Feb. 1
No officers where hurt when police say 32-year-old Isaac Vigil opened fire as he was exiting the back seat of a patrol car
Police Week is a memorial service for fallen heroes, a support session for survivors, and a celebratory social event for about 20,000 officers from all over the country
For the third time in two months, Los Angeles police on Wednesday buried one of their own
Police shot and injured a man wielding a gun inside a hospital emergency room Friday morning
Gov. Jay Inslee has blocked the release of a man imprisoned for almost killing a Richland police officer 32 years ago
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has blocked reauthorization of the 15-year-old Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant that has supplied 1M vests to officers
It’s a rare case — nearly all of the more than 900 officer killings during the last two decades have been solved, according to the FBI
Unions across the U.S. are pushing for officers to be able to collect workers’ compensation benefits if they suffer post-traumatic stress disorder
Officer Carl Patrick was found dead, in uniform, Friday
Officers struggled with the suspect as he attempted to escape from the back of a cruiser
Man charged Tuesday after he allegedly brandished an ice pick at an officer and threatened to stab him with it
Officer Richard Timmes was searching for a burglary suspect in an Eloy neighborhood when the incident occurred
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