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Police agencies will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
Ford has faced multiple lawsuits alleging their Explorer is making police officers and civilians sick
An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
One letter to police officers started, “Dear Cougar Killers. ... Prepare to DIE like the Cougars you killed”
Officers claim they were retaliated against after reporting concerns over a fellow officer’s mental health
Robert Garcia Sr. calmly ignores an officer’s shouts to drop his gun, walking around a police vehicle to approach the officer directly
Body camera footage shows a tense confrontation between an Idaho officer and a knife-wielding suspect, which resulted in a fatal shooting
The man told an officer that he had wanted police to shoot him
Suspect faces attempted murder charges
Terry Fisher has received three lifesaving awards since 2010
The fight continued until several other deputies arrived
Edward Bracey was convicted in the shooting death of 21-year-old Officer Danny Boyle in 1991
The man had the weapon hidden in his belt buckle
A Mich. police officer’s pelvis was broken and her partner suffered a head wound
The bill was requested by the family of Virginia State Trooper Andrew Fox, who was killed when struck by a car at a fair in 2012
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles — now being acquired as surplus equipment by police agencies under states’ 1033 programs — have a high center of gravity, making them prone to topple
The ACLU supports a Supreme Court decision that police must have probable cause to affix a GPS tracker on a car
The shooting spree forever changed security protocol in courthouses nationwide
The unidentified officer was taken to Ryder Trauma Center where he was listed in stable condition
Sgt. J. Michael Phillippi, 65, was found in an unmarked patrol car that had veered off the road
The two officers were responding to a call of a possibly stolen vehicle
A bomb team was called to the scene to detonate several other homemade explosives found in cars and a shed
Police shot plainclothes Officer William H. Torbit Jr. 34 times during a fight outside a downtown nightclub in 2011
Juror said her religious beliefs did not allow her to “sit in judgment of another human being”
The technology generates data that can be used in a court of law to demonstrate law enforcement’s efforts to safely and legally apprehend a suspect
Departments around the country are starting to consider this option, which eliminates dangerous pursuits
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Such a stop is based on suspected criminal activity, so treat it as the dangerous situation it is
Marlyca Rose Ramos, 22, knocked the police officer down after punching her in the head and face
A fired strip club employee masterminded a plot to rob his former employer, before the plan unraveled
“Just to let you know, you’re being recorded”