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Proper use of cover is a critical skill when you come under fire. Train to move, train to take cover and train to win
Officers must keep their minds sharp and be able to analyze situations quickly and effectively so that they—and their colleagues—return home safely
With the current risks posed by exposure to opioid-based substances such as fentanyl, carrying naloxone is an important officer survival strategy
Other driver entered a intersection despite a red light and was struck on the side by a cruiser that was responding to a middle-of-the-night robbery call
Authorities captured two men shortly after they allegedly broke into an Minn. home, severely beat a man inside, and fled in a red Cadillac
Paul Butterfield II was alive and aware of their presence as they tried to comfort him and stem the bleeding
Agent said he was hit in the head with a rock and fired at least twice in fear for his life
It was the first time Dallas police used the medical kit, which includes a tourniquet, special anti-clotting gauze and bandages
Gov. Jerry Brown led an array of public officials and law enforcement agencies who offered their condolences
The brave don’t lack fear. They just don’t succumb to it. But can it be learned or is it innate?
The fight matched people who have known each other for years and responded to emergencies together
A former jail officer who admitted to a behind-bars affair with a man convicted of killing two NYC police officers has been sentenced to one year in prison
Upon initial inspection, the TIHK had lived up to the first two parts of its name — Tiny and Inconspicuous — but how did it work as a Handcuff Key?
Official says when off-duty police bring guns into games, they increase the potential for “blue-on-blue” confrontations with working officers
Teen had fired several shots into the air, and numerous residents called 911
Police allege the firefighters yelled obscenities at officers and pushed them in a dispute over traffic control at the crash scene
Suspect climbed into the trooper’s SUV and tried to remove an AR-15 rifle from a locked compartment
Commission may change the way it judges shootings, tying an officer’s decision to pull the trigger to his actions in the moments leading up to the incident
A supervisor accidentally fired his gun, hitting a water pipe and causing it to leak for two hours
Two Calif. Highway Patrol officers were responding to a multi-vehicle crash when their squad car flipped
Rakeem Perkins, 20, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault for the shooting of Officer Joshua Burns
Robbery of an off-duty sheriff’s sergeant ended with the sergeant shooting and killing one of the three robbers
The officer was inspecting an earlier crash on the roadway when the truck spun out of control and struck him
The officer was responding to an assault when the suspect, a firefighter, began assaulting the officer, causing him sever head injuries
Dash cam released by police department catches a vehicle narrowly avoiding a collision with a patrol car as an officer responds to an accident
A shotgun-wielding suspect wanted for burglary attacked a family, hijacked a vehicle, rammed a patrol car, and bit an officer before he was arrested
Officer responded to a structure fire on Jan. 16, where an individual was reported to be trapped inside his burning home
Oconee County’s sheriff on Wednesday delayed Valentine’s Day for people who have been trapped by the ice storm
Section Two: The State of CHP Training in 1970
