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Cops are dying by their own hand and many suffer in silence for fear of the stigma they may face from their department
Individual skills qualify a person for SWAT, but the ability to operate within a team during high-risk operations is what makes a person become SWAT
Officers train together to manage violence, discuss the latest tactics and have a commitment to ensure they all go home, but rarely discuss their mental health
The murder of a beloved officer brought fear, violence and upon killer’s release, loss of faith in the criminal justice system
Despite being wounded, officer was able radio a description of the suspect
A Fortville officer was shot in the head and wrist in what police described as one of two ambush-style attacks on officers
After an overnight lockdown of the city of Pendleton, the shooting suspect was found dead
An officer was chasing a robbery suspect when the man started firing, unprovoked
Investigator says man was hit twice by a bullet in his hip, and a fatal one in his chest
Anthony Hayne pleaded to all three counts against him and hopes to get leniency in return for his testimony
Chief: ‘This is a time where we need to come together as a police department and support each other’
A second burglar fled from the house, but was apprehended later Monday after driving off in the officer’s car
Let’s look at a number of factors that may have put this particular attacker at such an advantage that almost no spontaneous resistance could be effective
We need to energize the public and educate them on how they can do a great deal to prevent these shootings
We must be vigilant in our future response to bomb threats as copycat criminals may emerge from the incident last week in Aurora, Colorado
Bomb squads still working to clear dangerous explosive materials from inside James Holmes’ suburban Denver apartment, which was booby trapped to kill “whoever entered it”
If our vision is obscured or our breathing is labored, our effort to stop the active shooter and rescue victims will be difficult
Gang members said they were going to kill a police officer in retaliation for a fatal officer-involved shooting earlier this week
The man provided the officer with his license and registration, then began acting suspiciously and reaching under the seat
If the suspect stops doing whatever it is that caused the officer to act with deadly force, what difference should it make to the officer if the suspect survives that shooting?
One of two burglary suspects got into a cruiser and drove away as police fired shots
Following the city’s deadliest month in nearly four years, San Francisco’s mayor began to look at policies used by police in other cities
Using the Bilateral Vascular Restraint (BVR), it takes very little pressure to cause the desired result — compliance — in an otherwise noncompliant subject
Can someone just shoot a cop who’s just arrived to their front door?
Lumberton Officer Jeremiah Goodson was off duty when he recognized a homicide suspect outside a gas station
Mark Clark is expected to face a judge Monday afternoon to hear the charges against him
LaTanya Clemmons was sentenced to five years for rendering criminal assistance to the man who drove the getaway car
