Officer Safety
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OODA loop tests are administered by the police gods on every single call to which we respond and every stop or encounter we initiate
Reducing resistance to policing makes your job easier and safer
The risks of injury to a police officer’s eyesight are present almost any time they are working, not just when qualifying with a firearm
“The detonation was so powerful that it deployed the squad car’s airbags,” Milwaukee Police said
The officer was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures
“Timing was very much on my side that day,” said Cpl. Allan Ervin
In the video, a man uses his bare hands to push a note into the meal that reads, “Hope that sh** tastes good”
Traffic fatalities are on the rise and COVID-19 continues to be the leading cause of duty deaths
An encounter with a naked subject presents an unpredictable and dangerous call, although very rare
The officer was seen giving two thumbs up as he left the hospital, a few weeks after being shot in the line of duty
Officers were approaching a suspect vehicle to serve a warrant when a man got out and fired
Police Chief Bill Scott says the department has a shortage of 400 officers
The officer was in uniform, stepping out of a police cruiser, when he was shot
The driver had shifted into reverse and accelerated, hitting the officer directly behind him, in what police called “clearly an intentional act”
A 28-year-old Chicago man is accused of shooting and wounding three law enforcement officers
Video of the fatal shooting shows the suspect charging and falling on top of the deputy
The department is now reviewing if it needs to stop using that style of holster
Officer safety initiative offers free training with the goal of eliminating preventable line-of-duty police deaths and serious injuries
A criminal complaint released Thursday charges the accused gunman with premeditated murder of a federal agent
“Such unruly and dangerous aggression and use of force against our officers and community cannot and will not be tolerated,” Police Chief Frank Clark said
The woman, who stole a truck from a worksite and then led police on a pursuit through the city for nearly two hours, is facing 13 different charges
There will be a memorial service, march and candlelight tribute for the five officers who were fatally shot
The man was arrested and faces several charges, including attempted premeditated murder
Police Supt. David Brown said two of the wounded officers are ATF agents and the other is a Chicago police officer
The suspect began shooting when officers arrived at his home to try to speak with him
The two officers were on patrol when someone threw a “powerful pyrotechnic” at them, officials said
One of the officers was hit in the foot and the other was struck in the thigh
Experts said the blast that injured 17 people, including 10 law enforcement officers, was highly unusual
Unexpected events remind us that what makes fireworks fun also makes them dangerous
The wounded officer was in stable condition at a hospital, Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said
“If Officer Kuznetsov’s head had been tilted slightly to the left, there’s no doubt that he would have been shot in the head,” said the sheriff
The incident caught on video was a “total, catastrophic failure of the containment vehicle,” said Police Chief Michel Moore
When the officers entered a building to investigate reports of gunshots, “they were immediately approached with gunfire”
