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Today, agencies and universities spend more time teaching officers how to address and manage prolonged stress
When talking about the tech, people get hung up on what the ceiling for a unit might be, but in reality, it’s the floor that matters
A driver who may have fallen asleep at the wheel crashed into his squad head-on
An officer fired, hitting both of the stolen car’s occupants, after the driver repeated rammed vehicles to escape
Donald Martin drove his tractor over bare ground so the mower would fling rocks at neighbors and a responding officer
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Increasingly, Troy police are encountering pellet guns. Combined with the growing number of real guns, officers don’t know what to expect
The officer was praised for not returning fire when it would have been justified to shoot back
The man was angry about the way a robbery complaint he made was handled, and wanted to hurt the first officer he saw
Officer Jamie Buenting, 37, was hit by a single gunshot Friday morning from a suspect holed up inside a home
David Allford died in a single-vehicle crash while responding to assist a fellow officer with an arrest
The stacking entry method serves as a metaphor for what we need to do for each other on a daily basis
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) offers an eight-page roundup of pertinent cases to date and a list of suggested guidelines to help officers, trainers, and administrators with the issue
Dakin Burgess fled police for 3 hours, shooting 2 troopers before shooting himself and crashing his vehicle
Angry campers swung at officers at kicked at the station’s door; 4 were arrested for the disturbance
Aaron Terrazas, 34, is recovering in intensive care; Melvin McKinney surrendered and exited the motel unharmed
Derrick White will face 11 additional charges related to his alleged attack and escape
Trooper Paul Butterfield died in surgery; two suspects later taken into custody
Now that the standard is well established and there are dozens of choices for purchase, we decided to connect with four industry experts to get a handle on what’s new in .06 body armor
As infuriating as it may be, many agencies don’t outfit their officers with body armor, causing officers to choose between buying proper ballistic protection and putting food on the family table
Some of the new developments on the horizon include heat-resistant face paint, sponge-based body armor, and a new carrier design
Rene Loney, 49, was arrested and charged with menacing a police officer and criminal possession of a weapon
The man called 911 when he saw someone with a gun crawling under the police gates
The officer is expected to survive; SWAT is in contact with the gunman
The suspect overpowered Deputy Harrison Tolliver with a plastic comb several times in the neck, then stole his uniform
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