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A veteran cop shares gritty stories from the crime frontlines of Chi-Town
Diversionary devices, like flashbangs, can save lives, but can also jeopardize officer safety if not used properly
Even if your organization has patched against Eternal Blue, Petya ransomware can still spread
Any discussion about pedestrian stops is not complete until we review two major areas: ‘moving in” and ‘contact/cover”
The recordings detail the response to a Wash. suspect’s initial calls that he was seeking “suicide by cop”
Russell E. Brown will be sent to Central State Hospital for rehabilitation for the death of Trooper Junius A. Walker
Ill. State Police have released dash cam footage of a November 2013 incident that resulted in the fatal shooting of a suspect
Authorities said Wednesday that Devin Blowers, 24, shot Douglas County sheriff’s deputy Dustin Alexander before a murder-suicide Monday night that claimed the life of 29-year-old Katie Ray Christopherson
Officer James Li was struck in each leg and the groin and is listed in stable condition, gunman in custody
Suspect was condemned for the killing of Trooper Jimmy Fulford on Feb. 1, 1992, when the package exploded during a traffic stop
Video captures the fatal Dec. 1 shooting of an off-duty Kansas City firefighter who was resisting arrest
Gunfire erupted near an Alexandria farm house Monday night, leaving a man and a woman from North Dakota dead
A pursuit through residential streets resulted in a dramatic collision, injuring two sheriff’s deputies. A third officer was also injured
Eric Knysz was found guilty in the September shooting death of 43-year-old Trooper Paul Butterfield II
Gregory Sanders used a pen to stab his mother, who suffered from brain cancer
We police officers generally have to work out on our own time, and I see that as being just one more hour added to our shift
While the officer was standing in the road at the crash scene, he saw a pickup that was sliding on the ice coming at him
Three police trainers agree that forging a common terminology can help police, fire, and EMS agencies implement a truly multi-disciplinary response to active-shooter incidents
Officers Brian Law and Juan Gonzalez, partners and close friends, were killed in a patrol car crash
A retired Texas officer died and his wife, a current officer, was critically injured when a teen who was allegedly driving drunk hit their motorcycle
The death threat against Detroit Police Chief James Craig was made through social media by a gang member who is likely part of a criminal narcotic network
Chief Kenton Rainey suggested that a “few individuals” inside and outside the agency were undermining long-term efforts to improve BART’s reputation
Suspect suddenly pulled a handgun when Officer Ryan Thompson confronted him next to a street-side bus
Nokian retractable stud tires offer promise for law-enforcement use
Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Rose was returning to a vehicle he had pulled over for making an unsafe turn into a liquor store parking lot
Brandon Daniel appeared to have a blank stare and his speech was slurred and lethargic, moments after he shot and killed Austin police officer Jaime Padron
After learning four passengers escaped and one man was still trapped inside a burning car, an officer ran to the car to pull the man to safety
