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White supremacy has moved from the dark corners of the internet into American streets, bringing the threat of violence along with it
Mike Elgas was at Jack in the Box for a quick breakfast when he helped save an officer’s life in a March 21 incident
Police say when officers tried to put suspect in a patrol car; he licked one of their eyes
K-9 unit Officer Jeff Dorn is recovering from leg wounds and his police dog Mick was fatally shot Wednesday
Police attempted to subdue suspect after he resisted being placed in handcuffs and fought the officers. A TASER was deployed multiple times, but did not stop him
An Oregon officer was shot and a K-9 was killed after a suspect with a rifle opened fire during a traffic stop
The deputy returned fire but missed the suspect, who fled in a vehicle
2 firefighters and 1 police officer were injured
The number of shootings in NYC has increased during the past several weeks after months of declines
The federal agency is condemning threats of violence against officers in anti-police fliers that have surfaced in the city
A Wis. deputy died Monday, after succumbing to complications stemming from a gunshot wound he received in a shootout with a suspect in 1991
Suspect had stopped working and sleeping, and had begun talking to imaginary people
A suspected bank robber died in a hail of bullets during a midday shootout Monday
Officer Brendan Zeimet was shot by 30-year-old Aaron Edward Scott on April 1 as he approached the suspect’s vehicle
Hundreds of people flocked to Dinkytown and poured out of University of Minnesota-area bars after the game
A state trooper talked a motorist into surrendering after the driver led authorities on a pursuit through two counties
Dozens of fellow officers, family and friends paid their respects Sunday to NYPD housing officer Dennis Guerra
Dash cam captured the moment when a Texas officer narrowly avoided being struck by a motorcycle during a traffic stop
A man who tried to run over officers after a motel robbery was shot to death by police
Officers responded to at least 27 incidents, starting at 3:30 p.m. Friday
Safety advocates claimed the position of the fuel tank made the car more likely to burst into flames when struck from behind
The daytime bash known as “Deltopia” is a well-known happening the first weekend of spring quarter in the community next to UC Santa Barbara
A day after blinking in a showdown on the range, federal land managers pledged to pursue efforts to resolve a conflict with a rancher who has refused to pay grazing fees for 20 years
An Occupy Wall Street activist charged with assaulting a police officer went on trial Friday in one of few still-lingering criminal cases that sprang from the protest movement
A 16-year-old boy accused of setting a mattress fire that led to the death of a veteran police officer was indicted on a murder charge on Friday
Federal land managers say “escalating tensions” led them to release all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land in southern Nevada
Police have temporarily suspended most pursuits after a girl was killed Wednesday night by a man fleeing from a traffic stop
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