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Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
The human body is wired to experience stress; how your brain deals with it is what’s important
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
The Rapid Deployment Shield is light weight, collapsible, and ideal for fitting in your squad and other tight spaces
Four rounds fired at close range from a beanbag shotgun did nothing to stop the advance of a man who threatened NM police with a hammer in early December
Practicing weapons manipulation on a regular basis is a critical tactical refresher
Reserve officer Paul Dial was on patrol late Wednesday night when his squad car was hit by an SUV. He was trapped inside when the squad burst into flames
What started as a single arrest for a drug-related bench warrant turned into an hour-long crime spree
Fire Chief Andy Martin and his brother Tommy Martin were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted sheriffs at the scene of a crash
Detective Sean McKenzie, 41, died after being involved in an accident along State Route 347
The man Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts termed “Public Enemy No. 1" turned himself in at police headquarters Sunday, ending a two-day manhunt
Thousands of Los Angeles International Airport workers had no idea what to do when a gunman opened fire last year in a terminal because they were inadequately trained
Arson detectives and fire marshals have been waiting to enter the basements to examine meters, check pipes and inspect any possible ignition sources
Somebody approached his personal vehicle and opened fire, hitting him several times in the upper body
A Pa. man wearing only shoes and underpants smashed the windows on 14 patrol cars and attacked the station house door
Lt. Chris Blaszak has been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer
S.C. officer lost control of his vehicle which then struck the median and rolled
Digging through debris will be vital to finding any survivors, recovering remains and learning what caused the deadly Harlem explosion
Judge will decide whether to go along with a jury recommendation that Dontae Morris be sentenced to death for the murders of officers Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab
An off-duty Chicago officer on his way home from work was killed early Friday morning when his car was struck by a van that had been fleeing police
Pa. trooper shot and killed a man on Dec. 7 that was stabbing himself in a stolen vehicle, with a kidnapped child trapped inside
Officer shot an armed man dead Wednesday and was led away from the scene by paramedics as he bled from his upper arm with a gunshot wound
Hundreds of Los Angeles officers gathered at a downtown cathedral Thursday for an emotional farewell to Nicholas Lee, the veteran officer killed last week
Suspect is accused of mailing a homemade bomb to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio last April
A suspected drunken driver fleeing police crashed through barricades at the South By Southwest festival in Austin
