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Even as we remember the past, we consider the present and look toward the future
Suicide touches all demographics and the aftermath touches many lives
We adapted the National Alliance on Mental Illness suggestions for fighting mental health stigma to the unique demands and challenges of being a police officer
Law enforcement and security spend most of their time training on the Decide / Act part of the OODA loop and do not have the skills of Observation or Orientation
A plainclothes sergeant was hit in a shootout as he and another officer pursued a suspect
Lt. Brian Murphy remains in surgical intensive care after being shot nine times
Dash cam video released Tuesday shows how quickly an April 2011 traffic stop turned deadly
The white supremacist movement’s leaders, who often depend on a groomed personality cult to gain legitimacy and recognition, use music as a recruiting tool for young prospects
The Aimpoint Concealed Engagement Unit is one of those things you just want to have in your bag — just in case
By striving for greatness we may never achieve greatness, but we will be treading a constant path toward excellence
Every law enforcement officer in this country should be trained in tactical lifesaving skills so they can immediately render aid to trauma victims
Five police officers were attacked while trying to raid the suspect’s home as witnesses filmed
A second officer exchanged gunfire with the suspect and fatally shot him
Obed Jipmou is facing two counts of impersonating a police officer
The Memphis (Tenn.) aviation unit’s budget has hovered around $550,000 a year, but during two years which have included grounded birds, little more than half of the funds were actually spent
Lisa Hernandez, a parolee injured two officers when she tried to ram her way out of arrest
Injured officers fled while onlookers did nothing to help after a pit bull attacked them
A day after the shooting inside a Buffalo home, Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda told reporters the incident “became a life or death situation for the officers”
The suspect in the shooting, Marcus Madison, had barricaded himself in a home overnight
Charlotte will add thousands of police from outside departments and spend millions on training, equipment, and temporary barriers
Investigators say 28-year-old Jermal Ponds also had a loaded handgun and a 12-inch bayonet when he was arrested
Videotape is merely a two-dimensional record of a three-dimensional event viewed from one vantage point, yet one ‘activist’ seems to believe it’s all he needs in order to know ‘what happened’
The release coincides with the filing of a federal lawsuit against the City of New Brunswick and Middlesex County by the attorneys representing Victor Rodriguez
A report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service studied the cases of 46,734 illegal immigrants.