Officer Safety
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When an officer is murdered, law enforcement leaders must figure out what happened and why so as to examine current tactics and training
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Consider these tips to update tactical team training and procedures for barricaded suspects and hostage rescue operations in your jurisdiction
The suspect’s bullet hit the chest of the officer, whose vest probably saved his life
Medical
A Vermont trooper had to be revived by fellow troopers after he was exposed to an opioid-like drug
One person has died in related shootings that critically wounded a Montana trooper
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
The trooper and three other people were shot in two separate, but related shootings
The driver struck the officer while fleeing after attempting to pick up a child at the school without authorization
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The woman attacked a CO after she learned she wasn’t approved for video visitation
While the trooper was helping a motorist, his cruiser was struck from behind by a passing car, forcing the cruiser into the trooper and the motorist
Police say the man entered the store with the intent to draw officers to the scene and then ambush them upon entry
The suspect “spontaneously stated upon his arrest” that he had gone to the airport to harm a cop
The trooper will be on administrative leave, a standard procedure, while he recovers from his wound
The trooper was taken to a shock trauma center after the shooting
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Police said that at the conclusion of a training exercise there was an inadvertent discharge of an officer’s weapon, striking that officer and a second officer
The Port Arthur Police Department investigation into the incident is ongoing
“He stabbed me,” the officer can be heard yelling. “He (expletive) stabbed me.”
LEOs were attempting to get four boys out of a vehicle when it suddenly sped off, with a LEO’s vest caught in a window
The woman faces attempted murder charges for shooting an officer who was serving a warrant
So-called “swatting” calls have been fatal on all too many occasions
“I didn’t see anything. I felt the impact, heard the round, and I went down,” Officer Jeff Koenig said
The LEO was able to give responding officers a description of the suspect who wounded him and the car that fled the scene
The boy got the gun from the trooper’s locked police vehicle outside their home and shot his father in the buttocks
An inmate has pleaded guilty of trying to hire someone to kill three people, including a police officer
A man is charged with manslaughter after shooting an officer who was responding to his home security alarm
The student is now facing multiple felony charges
The officer was seriously injured during a deadly tornado that destroyed his home
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