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Stress for police officers consists of an exposure to horrific events witnessed and intervened upon while in the performance of their duties
An estimated 10 to 30 percent of first responders will have some type of traumatic stress injury during their career
As her partner joined her several hours into patrol, then-officer Lucia Wade was looking for things to do
Flags at the 115th Precinct station were lowered to half-staff as fellow officers were told the tragic news
Const. Mike Laurin was out of work for three months and received 14 stitches
Three Colorado State Patrol cadets exhibited potentially troubling symptoms as they completed a January training exercise
No one was hurt, but the high-speed pursuit by Charleston County Sheriff’s sparked discussion and policy review
Jurors heard opening statements in the trial of Cyril Cornelius Williams, charged in the death of Trooper Wesley Brown
The directive states officers cannot “prevent or prohibit” taking of photos or video depicting law enforcement activities in public
Rock throwers set trap on street, hurt police officer
Suspect reportedly rammed officer’s garage door with van
The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives
The 34-year-old officer suffered two punctured lungs and a shattered vertebra
A driver who blocked traffic, threatened to kill a police officer and refused to leave his car for about 45 minutes was arrested Wednesday
A video poking fun at the mishap is set to the same song hacker group ‘Anonymous’ put on the site in the meantime
Atlanta Police Officer Steve Roach was shot three times while in full uniform
Officer Ryan Deschenes of the Indialantic Police Department was sent to the hospital following the accident Friday
The officers were airlifted to two different Edmonton hospitals and were undergoing surgery for “significant” injuries
Police: The suspected gunman died of a gunshot wound to the head, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the officers killed him or he shot himself
Hackers obtained the home addresses, home phone numbers and cellphone numbers of current and retired police chiefs
When you train at a higher level and you realize that you can perform there, you get a huge boost in both confidence and performance
Putting a number on one’s fatigue level identifies both the people who should have stayed in bed and the ones who would never get out of bed if they had the chance
Police in Mexico’s most violent city were moved to guarded hotels for protection
The most significant news item for the police profession for all of 2011 may have been the Occupy movement
Officers said they spotted Matthew Rodriguez, 23, speeding on the concrete median
As we proceed into 2012, find those trusted friends and mentors, give permission and get permission to point out mistakes and problems that you see
We might someday have true communications interoperability for public safety in the United States
Properly deployed TASER probes will provide instant neuromuscular incapacitation — drive-stun is a pain-compliance tool, not an incapacitator in most circumstances
Officer Kevin Brennan, 29, recovered as suspect Luis “Baby” Ortiz skipped his own indictment hearing
Lawmakers want to alter an eavesdropping law that bars audio recordings unless all involved parties agree to it
Hackers gained access to the Salt Lake City Police Department website that gathers citizen complaints about drug and other crimes
Each year since 2009, police have posted a photo of every gun seized in the city’s busiest precinct
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