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Here are two opposing views that are meant to inform and educate all parties about conflict during traffic stops
New research involving body camera footage explores situational and dynamic factors associated with decision-making and efficacy of police training
What happens if a law enforcement aircraft is in trouble?
A two-car crash involving a police cruiser in Nesquehoning on Monday evening claimed the life of a 69-year-old woman
Caller reported he had been assaulted by his roommate who has mental health issues
Seventh-grader who went on a deadly schoolyard shooting rampage had images of the Columbine gunmen on his cellphone
“Florida has the 6th worst drivers and the number one most careless drivers in the nation,” said Rep. Irv Slosberg
Investigators still trying to put together answers behind the horrific shooting of a veteran cop and a massive inferno that engulfed a duplex in an incident that spiraled out of control
One man rescued was disabled, missing a leg and would have likely not been able to escape the fire on his own
Madison police are rolling out a new armored vehicle officials say will protect officers and the public in dangerous situations
Man suspected of running a chop shop tried to kill a sheriff’s office dog and was bloodied in a fight with the dog and deputies
Things took a strange and violent turn after assault suspect was handcuffed
Girlfriend says officer pulled trigger himself as the two tussled over his service pistol
A gunman opened fire in a crowd at the Universal CityWalk before he was shot and killed
Officer Stephen Arkell was shot to death when he answered the call. After the shooting, the house burst into flames
The teenager is the only surviving suspect from the Jan. 30 police pursuit and shootout
A large tree fell onto the hood of the vehicle, knocking the officer to the ground
An off-duty police officer driving home from work and a wrong-way driver were killed early Monday morning in a head-on collision
A Texas police detective shot while serving a warrant Friday has died from his wounds
A Birmingham police officer was shot and killed Saturday night after an argument outside a convenience store
Law enforcement officers from as far away as Florida on Saturday mourned the loss of two Alaska state troopers killed earlier this month
Officials in a small Central Texas town voted Saturday to fire a officer who shot and killed an armed 93-year-old woman
A Metro Nashville Police Department officer was killed when he was struck by a motorhome Saturday
Master Sgt. John Collum, 56, was investigating a prowler when he was struck by a car
A Jackson County sheriff’s deputy was shot two times while responding to a report of a suspicious person
Officers were transported to a hospital, where one is in serious condition and the other is in good condition
Driver of the SUV was a friend of the man being pursued
Driver is the father of a person of interest in the shooting that took place May 7
A state trooper was shot and a suspect was killed after the trooper stopped to help a motorist Thursday
Video captures the fatal Nov. 4 shooting of a suspect holding a knife after officers deploy a TASER multiple times
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