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LE legend talks state of policing, most memorable arrest, his alter ego ‘Buck Savage’ in Reddit Q&A
Women face difficult challenges in the way of clothing when they want or need to wear a gun
Use your environment for cover while you react to an attack to protect yourself and avoid unnecessary use of force
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe has released information resulting from their preliminary investigation
He was the first deputy on scene and immediately began CPR, during which he came in contact with the child’s vomit
He listens to scanners and races to locations where police are called, a source told the New York Post
A retired cop with no business at the scene yelled, “Gun,” an official said
The new rules state that recruits who know a classmate is hurt must speak up
Opponents, including some university and law enforcement officials, worry that students and faculty would live in fear of classmates and colleagues
Cops are hurt, lose time from families and work, get serious disabilities, and die, from injuries which could have been addressed on scene through proper training and equipment
Part 2: It’s not enough anymore that you be right in your force applications — you also have to be able to explain why you were right
Part 1: A cop is far more likely to be sued than shot — the prospect of a cop facing criminal charges for simply doing their job is increasingly common
Despite an alarming trend of homicide committed against our nation’s officers, politicians have cited police officers salaries, benefits, and retirement packages in a campaign of misinformation against public sector employees
Steven Glen Shelton, 38, smelled of alcohol and clenched a cigarette in his teeth as he picked up a handheld cordless power saw, turned it on, spit on the officer, and charged her
Ruger’s newest long gun chambered for .308 Winchester is a good fit for certain law enforcement applications
The.380 Bodyguard is a 180-degree shift away from the short-lived Sigma SW380 and is the first “micro .380” to ship with a laser sighting system built into the frame
Law enforcement range masters must stretch their budgets until they scream, and make a meaningful training event out of every round fired by cops on the line
The plainclothes cop was shot when he arrived at a scene where cops had shot and killed a knifewielding Satan worshiper
When a police shooting results in the death of a police officer (or officers), the impact is severe, devastating, and heart-wrenching
Officer Nicoletti’s Safariland vest was grazed by a bullet from his own gun before his partner shot the assailant dead
Federal authorities are tracking a possible connection between foreclosed home seizures and the so-called ‘sovereign citizen’ sect
As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement’s primary defensive tool to combat terrorism remains in patrol and traditional policing methods
We’ve had dozens of attempted attacks by radicalized Islamist terrorists here in the United States since 9/11, and only in the case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was there any degree of ‘success’ on the part of the attacker
Following the shooting that occurred at a mobile home park about 90 miles southeast of Denver, law enforcers are reminded of the ‘conspiracy of safety’
Originally developed as a spreadsheet after Columbine, the system has evolved into a sophisticated Internet-based program that can be accessed from desktops, police cruisers and PDAs/smartphones
Police Chief Wayne Preve says his PD had the third-highest call volume last year compared to adjacent towns
Affected lots have last four digits: DK01, DK11, DK21, DK31, DK41, and DK51
We close out our roundtable discussion with Officer Terry Bykerk of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Police Department, Officer Don Spence of the Dundee, (Mich.) Police Department, Lieutenant John Leas of the San Diego (Calif.) Police Department, and Staff Sergeant Chris Whaley, Ontario (Canada) Provincial Police
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