Officer Safety
The Officer Safety topic page has the specific mission of keeping cops safe through current & quality information, with tips, columnist commentary and the latest news updates. The Officer Safety topic page is a key resource for officers everywhere.
Cops have to make split-second decisions in situations that are tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving
Read about the best practices for police firearms instructors to improve officer performance
Know your legal options when hate speech or threats are posted on your police department’s social feeds
Stunned owner said he would have done the same if in the officer’s shoes
A ballistic shield is not always recognized as a necessity until it is too late and an active shooter situation has occurred
Suspect opened fire as deputies arrived at an apartment near San Diego
We must recognize, examine, and understand two emotional responses we encounter on the street
A medical examiner who ruled the death of a man in police custody to be of natural causes changed his ruling to a homicide
The move would carry “considerable risks” and could damage relations between police and the communities, deputy prime minister says
Alan Randall killed two Summit officers in a 1975 ambush at the town hall when he was 16
An often invisible enemy awaits to take the lives of America’s Finest
Officers who work separate from traditional forces are playing a significant role in Ohio law enforcement
The policy also prohibits frontal shots, except in self-defense or to defend someone else
The Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and Motor Vehicle Administration have created a video encouraging drivers to not text and drive
Chief said suspect was “just blasting away from behind a door” to the bathroom
Police say they found the 22-year-old intoxicated in his truck in an interstate median area
The Police Executive Research Forum recently held a ‘summit’ of law enforcement leaders to discuss current issues regarding use of force
The officer tried for two minutes to talk the man into dropping the gun
Psychological profiling is something we all do on the street to stay alive.
Police shot down a man who fired a gun into a squad car, then took aim at two officers
Officer was fatally wounded in a confrontation with a hit-and-run suspect, who was shot and killed
Suspect’s vehicle hit the squad car and later sideswiped a vehicle, then ran into a cement truck
A law enforcement source said injuries were consistent with self-inflicted wounds
Barrett Brown, 31, was arrested Wednesday night and booked into the Dallas County jail
