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Allowing complacency to set in during this common procedure puts you and your partner’s life at risk
Here’s an overview of how to keep your eyes safe during a solar eclipse and where to find reputable vendors for solar eclipse glasses
A series of articles exploring police use of deadly force contain useful takeaways for street cops and police leaders alike
22-year-old Officer Alexander Thalmann was shot while stopping a suspect for questioning
We can learn a lot about safety from Admiral Hyman Rickover, the Father of the Nuclear Navy
Two officers were shot in the line of duty Friday night
Investigators are searching for a man whose car door struck a police officer’s arm, causing the officer to accidentally fire a single shot
Officer Marty Dulworth wants people to look at his recovery and realize there’s always hope
Officer David Smith was responding to a reported disturbance at a health care facility when he was attacked
Miami police earlier had warned festival organizers to reinforce the fence
Off-duty Washington County Sheriff’s corporal Cheryl Crecelius rescued two men from a burning vehicle after she arrived upon the scene Saturday night
Protesters threw rocks at police and at least one officer was trapped in a police cruiser as protesters tried to break the windows. One officer was injured
San Antonio police responded to an altercation around 3 a.m. Sunday morning
Unusual for the State Police, which participates in a review team for Albuquerque police shootings, to bypass an Albuquerque police investigation and turn over evidence directly to the federal agency
An off-duty police officer was at home with his 7-year-old daughter when at least three men tried to break into his home
A Manhattan man convicted of shooting at police in an exchange of gunfire on the Lower East Side in February 2012 will serve 28 years to life in prison
Suspect told dispatchers that when officers arrived, he was going to shoot them like “T-Bone Taylor” did
June 2013 incident is believed to be the first fatal shooting by an on-duty Highland Park police officer in the town’s 100-year history
Two officers were shot and a suspect was killed after a traffic stop in downtown Salt Lake City Friday morning
Bruno suffered a shattered jaw and damaged lung when a gunman opened fire during a confrontation with officers in an alleyway late last week
The man was a suspect in at least one of a series of armed robberies in Spokane taking place since the beginning of March
Police said the man was shot Tuesday night after he opened fire on officers responding to a frantic call from a woman who said the suspect had pointed a gun at two girls
Suspect tells the CHP officer to get out of his face before nearly running the officer over
The group urged the people of Albuquerque to “occupy” APD headquarters on Sunday and warned of a cyberattack on the department’s websites
Senior Corporal David Myers lost control of his motorcycle while traveling over a bridge
An officer enjoying a day off found himself suddenly back on the job Friday afternoon when he came home to discover it was being burglarized
After walking in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright was riding shotgun in a city police vehicle when a melee erupted
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was seriously injured when his patrol car was rear-ended while stopped behind a semi
A masked man carrying a shotgun entered the restaurant and tried to rob it. The sheriff’s deputy was eating at the restaurant and confronted the suspect
Raymond Korb, 28, entered his estranged wife’s home before using his father’s rifle to take his own life
An Anaheim police K-9 handler has been reunited with his German shepherd partner, Bruno, after the dog was shot in the face last week by a suspect
Incorporating the FLIR ONE thermal imager — expected to cost about $350 — onto the iPhone we’re already carrying around might make a lot of sense