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Addressing a leading cause of line-of-duty deaths
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Retired Lt. Dan Marcou was sitting at a picnic table eating a chili dog with his grandkids when a lone officer started pursuing a suspect on foot; the officer radioed for assistance, but Marcou ran to help
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Once seen as the purview of gamers, the capabilities of virtual reality tech have increased while the price has decreased
A lot can go down when backup is two hours away
How officers can train to effectively respond to unexpected acts of violence
Chief Arradondo said demonstrators vandalized the building and targeted officers with “commercial grade fireworks”
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised city police for “fairly quickly” settling weekend protests that devolved into violent skirmishes
Two of the wounded officers have been released from a hospital and the third was undergoing surgery, officials said
Some in the crowd set a fire and exploded commercial grade fireworks; several officers were injured
Officials said no troopers discharged their weapons or were injured
South Carolina deputies returned fire in an ‘ambush situation,’ the sheriff said, killing a man and injuring a woman
Deputy Brian Rainey died Tuesday morning from an accidental discharge of a firearm, police said
The crowd was protesting a series of fatal officer-involved shootings by the cop
There is one escape from the headlock that recognizes the danger of the hold
Demonstrators threw objects and pointed strobe lights at officers
Lt. Troy Morris was fatally shot while working his part-time job as a delivery driver
One person died in the shooting that injured several others, including a Birmingham police officer
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation of the incident
Officer Yarbrough died in the crash; a second officer sustained serious injuries
Gov. Phil Murphy tightened social gatherings limits after the state saw an increase in COVID-19 cases among young people
At one point early Monday, shots were fired at police and officers returned fire
This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense
Three officers were hurt, including two who were taken to a hospital, during efforts to clear a crowd of several hundred people
The fugitive was arrested by the FBI in New Mexico where he was living under an alias
“It was like Christmas Day. She was bringing Christmas gifts”
Video shows the suspects ignored officers’ commands to drop their weapons and instead opened fire
The driver, who’s car had become stuck on the tracks, was pulled out of the way just in time
The shop said it was canceling its contract “in the context of the current evaluation of community policing in Austin”
No police officers were injured in the incident
The study will analyze current stress and mental health symptoms among police
House Bill 838 creates a new crime: bias-motivated intimidation, which would apply to the death or serious injury of a police officer
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