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In the air, if a fighter pilot needs to direct attention to a specific tactical navigation system for four or five seconds, he or she can do so safely — a pursuit driver does not have that same luxury
Whenever agents, detectives, and officers are brought together from local, state and federal agencies, there are inherent difficulties that need to be addressed from the beginning
Law enforcement leaders are now faced with seemingly impossible tasks, and yet they are accomplishing those things despite difficult conditions
“There’s no doubt in my mind that this is the wave of the future in policing,” Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher says.
The trooper survived an attempted execution, adding to law-enforcement fears that they are being targeted for violence
Amid the mix of police radios, laptop computers, and license plate readers, we also have cell phones to distract us
Off-duty officer Shannon Lee Fredman was found dead at his home
Your sidearm will never be a carbine, but it will be there when you need it, provided you brought it in the first place and you have the skill to use it effectively
Less lethal weapons and training are always improving, and in generations to come, we’ll have new tools and resources
In an open area of the woods known as “the shooting range” Officer Vann Streety survived a deadly ambush through his own sheer force of will
The men were arrested in two separate incidents
Car went off highway and rolled a number of times
Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom
Lt. Eric Shuhandler was shot in the head during a traffic stop
Multiple-attacker scenarios are very survivable — additional opponents provide you with additional targets to hit!
How one department took an innovative approach to train members of its local press on use-of-force realities
The emergency drill is part of a broader effort to bolster security in the rail system
Released recordings detail the shooting and the ensuing 50-mile chase
Police say dispatchers fail to provide information that could “jeopardize officer safety”
There are few situations that scream out, “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” like the case of the lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman
Deputy Joe Buice was shot in the face by a suicidal man
48-hour delay added in return to former policy
Officer Gerald Veneziano is in critical but stable condition
BUGs continue to save police officers’ lives in the 21st century
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Lt. Eric Shuhandler was shot and died later at the hospital
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