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Any terrorist group savvy enough to stage a multiple-team attack will be well armed and well trained
Jim and Doug discuss what cops can do to try to minimize the negativity they might accidentally be bringing home
Witnesses took to Twitter to describe a gunman on the loose
The Rapid Medical Response: Self-Aid and Buddy-Aid for Patrol Officers course taught by working paramedics, several of whom have military medic training and/or Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) experience
A police officer remains in the hospital following a collision with a pickup Wednesday
Trooper Donald Crozier was traveling westbound was on his way to assist another officer involved in a motorcycle traffic stop
When all you’ve got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
After his girlfriend called 911 on him, 36-year-old Jorel Ellis started to threaten the lives of the officers arresting him as well as the lives of those cops’ families
Arellano Felix headed a once-mighty cartel that came to power in Mexico in the late 1980s
An assailant suddenly tackles a Baltimore cop, springing a suspect who had been prone and placed under arrest
In an effort to dispel accusations of officer misconduct, the department has allowed the attorneys and local media to view — but not record — the videotape
Proper training on the principles of the public duty doctrine and how it applies to police officers is essential to avoid liability on the part of the department and officers
To avoid slipping into a “routine” during your traffic stops, one thing to consider is having a multitude of “tools” in the toolkit, using the one at each stop which makes the most sense
The COVRT M4 takes the covert rifle bag to a new level and does a good job of looking more like a sports bag rather than a rifle bag
The shooting was the second deadly holdup in a pharmacy on Long Island in 2011
Benjamin Colton Barnes is believed to have fled to the remote park on Sunday to hide after an earlier shooting
Daniel Knapp, 43, had been with the FBI for six years
Virginia’s Mike London survived a life-and-death encounter, then quit the force to ‘give back’ for the second chance he felt he was given
The shooting occurred around 5:25 a.m. Wednesday
I’m recommitting myself to getting as much high-quality training as possible so I can become an even more effective partner to American police officers
There will be a series of seminars addressing topics such as National Security, Mass Casualty Response, and Active Shooter Threat Planning and Preparation
The juvenile driver of the stolen vehicle may be tried as an adult
Across the nation, 173 officers died in the line of duty
The strategies outlined below are simple but many require a change to the way we think and train as a law enforcement culture
Darren Kunz of the Otter Tail County (Minn.) Sheriff’s Department was a former student of mine — dead at age 40, Darren leaves behind his wife Beth and four children
The Risk Homeostasis Theory can be applied to law enforcement in a variety of ways, including our willingness to ignore proven safety devices and proven safety measures
Getting “inside the mind” of those who wish to do police officers harm can be an extraordinary tool to help cops win the fight when a cop killer crosses our path
Deputy was on his motorcycle, trying to pull over a speeding driver
The Ann Arbor Police Department received a call from a relative Friday