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Too many cops have been killed or injured attempting to deploy roadside tire deflation devices. This technology is aimed at preventing those deaths
We are targeted in restaurants, in our cars, while on foot patrol, when responding to calls for service, and while protecting large scale events — here are some thoughts on each kind of attack
Here are several considerations to help you ensure First Amendment rights of protesters while also making sure your officers are safe
Brandon Bradley killed Deputy Barbara Pill after she pulled him and a passenger over in connection with theft
A message by an apparent protester said they won’t make a difference if they don’t kill a cop or two
15-year-old was believed to have made comments to neighbors ‘that he was bent on violence’
New documents on the on-duty killing of a Phoenix police sergeant in October have been obtained
Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Lowell Russell was spared a fiery death
It’s not perfect practice that makes perfect, but the willingness to make mistakes in the pursuit of perfection
Responders faced the most difficult decision of their careers — help dying officer or restrain his attacker
Ex-officer insisted the woman never said no and never resisted
Sections that police have argued would violate privacy if released will stay sealed
Local ACLU chapter wrote a letter asking DOJ to investigate
On Oct. 12, Charles Post shot and killed Officer Derek Kotecki on a city street
Man is accused of firing at a Uintah County sheriff’s deputy last week, prompting a two-day manhunt
Agents got a report just before midnight that a car was heading the wrong way on Interstate 8
Plea agreement calls for a sentence for life without parole, plus 40 years
Workers trapped inside the building helped to disarm man and let SWAT officers inside
The flames quickly spread toward to the unresponsive trooper as he sat slumped over his seat belt
The man suspected in Wednesday’s incident has been captured
Trooper suffered minor injuries
Vincent Mater was charged with destruction of evidence and vandalism
Calls escalated quickly from ‘fight in progress’ to frantic ‘Shots fired!’
Officer Charles Panek died in a boating accident after the lawsuit was filed
Officer says other members of the police department have been retaliating against her since she reported the sexual harassment
Amateurs practice until they get it right — professionals train until they can’t get it wrong
Members of the Sovereign Citizens movement “openly reject their citizenship status and claim to exist beyond the realm of government authority”