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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD tracks pretrial offenders with the Omnilink EM solution to deter repeat offenses and solve crimes faster
A long gun without a sling makes as much sense as a handgun without a holster
A man entered the department, asked for an officer to come out from behind the partition, and pulled a gun before he was shot
Here’s some of the best things I heard from sessions at this year’s event
Officer Joseph “Shane” Robbins was unresponsive when a medical crew found his cruiser off the road
The suspect abruptly exited his car, got back in and hit the gas, despite the officer standing in front of his vehicle
St. Cloud Detective Clinton Wise and Officer Spencer Endsley narrowly escaped death two years ago
If you still need “proof positive” that tourniquets save lives, perhaps you should go talk with a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing
One can find Liberty Bottleworks aluminum bottles in the big outdoor companies like REI and Sierra Trading Post
A police-involved shooting expert says no two situations are the same and a copy may react differently each time
The gunman shot his live-in girlfriend and 3 other men before police arrived and shot him
Meeting Lt. Brian Murphy was a major highlight during my time at ILEETA 2013
After the Boston marathon bombings, parallel evolution allowed ALL to work together in an effective way — this is something we need to understand and leverage for the future
A teen driver failed to stop at a stop sign, crashing into Officer Douglas Hanna’s truck
Authorities say the 26-year-old Sean Collier was shot and killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
DA’s office states officer was shot multiple times, agencies coordinating investigation
An officer was forced to shoot the man, who had a suicide note in his pocket
A policy e-mail sent to officers prohibited them from wearing their guns during regular visits with the former inmates they supervise
Officer Josh Kenworthy of the Tomah Police describes the day he encountered a multi-state shooting suspect and found himself in a fatal gunfight
Before the call that changed Sergeant Timothy Gramins’ life forever, he typically carried 47 rounds of handgun ammunition on his person while on duty
Chad Peery was paralyzed in 2011 when he tried to neutralize a bar fight; he’d been struggling with rehab ever since
Police have announced that both detectives struggled several minutes with the suspect
He’s being held on a capital murder charge and aggravated assault of a police officer
One occupant of the suspect’s vehicle was ejected from the car and died; both officers are okay
A pregnant woman and an officer are reportedly wounded from a shootout
A nearly two-decade old shooting highlighted the need for stations to have safe rooms that are rarely used for anything else
Peggy Sylvester, 50, was on her way to work when her vehicle veered off the road
Police Chief Rebecca Coleman has set an 11 a.m. CDT news conference Monday
Officer Donald Bishop, 32, was driving to the scene of a burglary when he veered off the road
Authorities identified the slain suspect as Curtis Hicks. The officer, David Freeman, is in stable condition