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In Dimock v. City of Brooklyn Center, the court ruled warrantless entry and deadly force was lawful, citing exigent circumstances doctrine
A GoFundMe page for the family has raised nearly $220K after the officer and her daughter died from their injuries
EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement
The AG’s office has never found an officer-involved shooting in Maine to be unjustified
SWAT officers, Alabama DOC tracking dogs and a helicopter were deployed to the scene after the man fled into a wooded area
The plight of two LE professionals who both died of duty-related melanomas highlights the inequities in workplace protections afforded to those who protect both humans and our natural resources
The union that represents LAPD officers blasted it as “irresponsible,” warning it will invite harm toward public officials and those attending City Council meetings
It will now be a violation for an officer to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04% or higher while armed
There are moments in police history that can never be forgotten; January 12, 1998, is one of those moments
In 2022, 64 officers were shot and killed in firearms-related incidents, according to NLEOMF’s report
“My assessment of how members of the LE community are feeling after this tragedy is that they are very sad ... and very pissed that it happened,” a chief said
The deputy was shot in the leg last year after a suspect put a stranglehold around her neck and her weapon went off
The department will send more than 100 officers to high-crime districts for a 30-day cycle of coverage that will last for several weeks
Colleagues, friends and family members have questioned why the suspect wasn’t behind bars under the state’s “three strikes” law
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will be holding its Law Enforcement Officers Firearms Survival Summit on Jan. 31, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams said he picked Keechant Sewell in part because of her compassion and emotional intelligence
The suspect “specifically traveled to New York from Maine in order to begin carrying out his crimes of murder of government officials”
Many swatting calls were reported across the state during 2022, including a false report of an active shooter that sent hundreds of students into lockdown
Corporal Lance Thomas and his family lost their home and all of their belongings when a space heater overturned, causing a bed to catch fire
Trevor Bickford landed on law enforcement radar earlier in December after family members reported his radicalization
As deputies attempted to de-escalate a dispute between neighbors last February, one of them began firing shots at both officers
The suspect was interviewed by the feds last month after his mother alerted authorities she was worried about his plans to go to Afghanistan, possibly to join the Taliban
Authorities are investigating whether a man who attacked three officers was inspired by radical Islamic extremism
Two officers were hospitalized, one with a fractured skull and the other with a bad cut
Police union representatives believe heavy workloads, canceled days off, and an anti-police climate are contributing factors to officers’ mental health concerns
Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was conducting a traffic stop when the suspect pulled out a gun and shot him as he approached the vehicle
The new system can be moved by one or two officers without the need for technicians to transport and set up
After the passerby joined the scuffle to help police, the suspect managed to grab one officer’s gun and fire it, with one bullet passing through the Samaritan’s sweatshirt
The officer was standing outside of the vehicle that was involved in the crash when he noticed a truck coming toward him
“When someone does a good job, the officers don’t typically come forward, but other officers will say ‘Hey, why don’t you look at this person’s body camera, they did a really good job’”
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