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By quantifying what is happening in rural places, there can be no excuse for failure to train, equip and staff rural police to modern, professional standards
Philadelphia officers had removed a vehicle’s passenger for safety concerns during a traffic stop and found a loaded pistol
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Days before Dawnta Harris allegedly killed Officer Amy Caprio, juvenile caseworkers recommended house arrest for the teen
Authorities said the off-duty San Antonio police officer was shot six times in a suspected road-rage incident
SRO John Barnes was wounded while confronting the gunman in the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School that killed 10 people
Paperwork is crucial, but there’s a reason they call it a necessary evil – it takes too much time and can keep us away from one of our most important tasks
Chief Christian Beaupere said that four other officers were wounded in the attack, one of them seriously injured with a severed femoral artery
K-9 Nero remains on restricted activity, but is eating well and building his strength back
The video images and police reports fill in some of the questions surrounding the high-profile shooting
William Allee had been ailing from leukemia for a number of years and suddenly needed to be hospitalized
The superintendent said the drop in patrol staffing has had a range of implications, from fewer cops on highways to a growing number of unanswered calls for help
The footage shows a man emerge naked from a car and dash onto a highway, where he flails erratically before running toward the officer while shouting threats
More than 1,000 people came for the funeral of the first Baltimore County policewoman killed in the line of duty
The Cambridge Police Department will replace 13 outdated body armor for their officers after getting a grant from the Spirit of Blue Foundation
Officer Anthony Christie had been with the Savannah Police Department for about 2 and a half years
Lenco Armored Vehicles has spent $5 million to expand production of its BearCat vehicles
Police said the woman was emotionally disturbed and unpredictable
Gangs are using UAVs to collect information on LE activity, disrupt police operations and smuggle drugs
Jessica Lowevwas shot by a deputy after she slipped from handcuffs, commandeered a patrol SUV and drove into an officer trying to interview a male suspect
The DA declined to bring charges in two OIS, including the shooting of Mario Woods, which sparked widespread protests
Officer Jill Kidik is expected to make a full recovery after being repeatedly stabbed in the neck on May 17
Current policy prohibits officers from shooting at people in moving vehicles unless they pose an “immediate threat” with a weapon like a gun
“An officer was almost killed! The judge is a great man, but this was a very poor decision,” Chief Chris Magnus said
Trooper Samuel Bullard was killed after his cruiser crashed while he and another trooper pursued the man’s car
Leaders of Chicago’s police union told Mayor Rahm Emanuel he had turned his back on them
A new adjustable design means you can outfit any officer in your department without having to purchase a specific size for each individual
While no one wants to fault a hero for showing up to help, there are diminishing returns when self-deployed responders arrive immediately after an event
Thomas Coulter died Monday morning after he collapsed about 8 a.m. Friday during a jogging and walking exercise
Armando Luis Juarez is charged in the shooting that killed Officer Rogelio Santander and critically injured Officer Crystal Almeida and a loss-prevention officer
The officer was dragged 20 yards as he was attempting to turn the driver’s engine off
Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said the gunman waited for police to arrive for what he called an “ambush-type attack”
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