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Antifa has become one of the most prominent militant groups at protests
The dangers of fentanyl exposure have forced police agencies to reconsider their procedures for field testing and investigation of unknown substances
Violence is not free speech, so cops must be empowered with well-defined marching orders to stop protests from devolving into chaos
About 100 people were arrested and at least 44 people were taken to the hospital during a weekend college party in Southern California that devolved into an out-of-control street brawl
Nearly four dozen new police officers will soon start walking their beats on the Oakland streets, as the California city’s embattled department welcomes its largest-ever class of recruits
There are lessons to be learned from the murderous rampage this week at Fort Hood, but far too many people have failed to learn them before, and I’m not confident this tragedy will enlighten them now
The city of Albuquerque was still working Wednesday to recover from the “Anonymous” cyberattack launched over the weekend as part of a police protest
An off-duty Dallas officer intervened in a stabbing this morning and shot the suspect dead a block from police headquarters
If an active shooter is not stopped as they progress through the first four phases, the only way they can be stopped is by my version of gun control during the fifth phase — here’s my definition of gun control
The officer is expected to be okay, the suspect who opened fire was killed
The soldier who killed three people at Fort Hood may have argued with another service member shortly before the attack
Report was otherwise largely positive
An Oklahoma officer was stabbed by a woman with a pair of scissors as he conducted a traffic stop Tuesday night
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on Wednesday requested the Justice Department to step in and help the city overhaul its troubled police force
Bruno underwent emergency surgery in another medical complication for the injured German shepherd
Ernest Franklin, 58, was driving east when he drove off the right shoulder, striking an embankment
Video has been released of a confrontation between a teenager resisting arrest and officers
You will encounter an ASD subject at some point — likely more than once — and those individuals will have a different response to police than “the usual suspects”
The most common excuse people have for slacking on their workout is that they don’t have the time. Do you have ten minutes? — criminals do
Police say razor blades were found duct-taped to playground equipment at a park outside Philadelphia
A police officer was hit but not hurt Monday night by a fleeing stolen truck whose driver is being sought
A Midlands K-9 officer that was hit by a vehicle on Sunday has died
Suspect shot an officer following a traffic stop around 2:50 a.m. Tuesday
Deputy sheriff was treated for injuries Monday morning after his sheriff’s department SUV slid on the snow and crashed into a stone embankment
Officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot a suicidal South San Francisco man who had led them on a high-speed chase and then walked toward them holding a large rock on his head
City’s new police chief said he is about to unveil reforms that include changes to the embattled department’s recruiting process
Incident occurred as fans hurled beer bottles and firecrackers at officers
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