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Facing off with a criminal while off duty seldom goes as planned and can be deadly
Failure to effectively communicate during multidisciplinary response may result in serious repercussions
Felicia Dee Reilly was beat by a man suffering from bipolar disorder when his parents called 911, frightened by their son
Detective Carlos Castillo showed a packed court room his scars from the night he was beat 3 years ago
As always, we honor our fallen best by learning from them
Police released the footage hoping it would raise awareness about the Move Over law
The ambush-style killings recently in Colorado, Texas, California, and West Virginia certainly raise concern in the minds of police officers across the country
Officers cut the man’s seat belt and dragged him away just moments before the vehicle was engulfed in flames
Tevin Hammond and Justin Mackie were wanted in a string of murders and planned to shoot at any cops who tried to arrest them
Jason Hajek, 25, was pulling a vehicle over for reckless driving when two men exited the vehicle and fired, then fled
David Vanbuskirk, 36, became separated from the hiker at some point during the rescue and fell from a cliff
Trooper Brian King was struck in the ballistic face shield by the suspect, who was killed when police returned fire
Police are lobbying for .40-caliber pistols to have weapons that match what they’re facing on the streets
Authorities say Abdullatif Ali Aldosary researched bomb-making materials and gathered chemicals before detonating the device about 50 miles south of Phoenix
Officer Bruce Jacobs had just removed a barbeque grill that had fallen onto the highway and was attempting to place it in the trunk of his patrol car
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which promotes tough gun laws and was founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, helped sponsor the vigil
The system automatically sounds a chime, locks the doors and puts up the windows if it detects someone approaching the car from behind
If you see a snake in the woods, your linking brain can potentially “see” every twig was a snake for the duration of your long walk home
The suspect fled his vehicle, hopped a fence, and fired about 6 shots at the pursuing officer
Has your agency done the necessary planning for large-scale crowd control, or is there a pervasive ‘it can’t happen here’ mindset?
A man attempted suicide-by-cop when he pulled an unloaded gun on police in station’s lobby
Police say the officer, who was speaking to the driver of a vehicle at the time, sustained non-life-threatening injuries
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