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Jim and Doug discuss some of the technologies that have helped improve police work, and what may be on the horizon
These brave officers stopped the assault and prevented further tragedy
When the officer at the desk offered assistance, the suspect immediately spit in his face
As social media videos show, Oakland’s illegal sideshow scene runs rife with a lack of respect for life or the police
As a bank manager, Jonathan Scott Pine knew success, but the desire to stop wrongdoing led him to switch careers
In honor of her husband who was fatally shot through his windshield, she’s petitioning for ballistic glass in all patrol cars
In a report released Tuesday, officials said the many sheriff’s deputies, police officers and game wardens who were involved in the standoff violated no laws
The Dorner incident has not yet changed law enforcement training, tactics, mindset, and methods to the extent that I believe it could (or should!) and it’s on us — you and me — to make that change happen
Incidents like these “are the reason we do stress-inoculation drills in training”
There are many examples of what went right in the Dorner manhunt — this is only a small sampling of the tenacity and bravery that every American law officer is willing to put forward when the time calls
Albuquerque police have released body camera footage capturing a tense traffic stop on Jan. 12
Joseph Schabert managed to deploy the extinguisher while in handcuffs
A man being booked into the Rutherford County Jail allegedly threatened jail staff with a gun concealed in a cast on his right foot
The BeOn app is available now for devices operating on Android, iOS, and Microsoft Windows
The sergeant was not injured, and police said they were still looking for two other robbers this morning
Three officers were injured in Land Park after a suspect fled from Regional Transit officers who tried to talk with him
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, which provides fair security, planned for the annual stampede but deputies quickly became overwhelmed
A central Fla. sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot while responding to a car burglary call near Orlando
Typically, body armor is made with a solid piece of ceramic plate and polyethylene or Kevlar backing. Waldrop’s approach looks at providing protection differently
Today’s law enforcement professionals are finding themselves engaging adversaries with a higher degree of training than ever before
Dash cam video has just been released of the dramatic pursuit and shooting that left two suspects dead
Efforts to detect surveillance are a critical means of spotting lone wolves during the target selection and planning stage
Four Fla. deputies were injured after tangling with a young man that walked into a home, began ranting gibberish and stripped naked before fighting them
A man will be sentenced in federal court Monday in the killing of a border agent in a police sting in which agents lost track of hundreds of guns sold to criminals
Sgt. Tom Smith had asked his superiors to assign the department’s SWAT team to take part in high-risk searches of residences, but was rebuffed
Director of public safety says accounts that officer had been shot during an exchange of gunfire with burglars untrue
Ryan and Alex Collins are brothers and San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies; Alex was wounded by Dorner
I want to host an online discussion which focuses on the following question: What are police agencies, trainers, and individual officers doing differently one year after Dorner?
Missouri State Trooper Cody Dunfee still doesn’t know why his instincts were to lunge at the suspect’s car as it took off
A 20-year-old man upset over a speeding ticket from a state trooper turned to Twitter to threaten to kill the trooper and other officers
Officers were responding to a burglary in progress at a home when suspects in a car drove through closed garage doors and opened fire
The 20-mile chase ended with a crash and the suspect jumping from his rental car
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