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If you work long enough in law enforcement the day will come when someone spits at you. You must prepare your defensible response in advance
Police officers are safer when dispatchers know which risk-assessment questions to ask
For a positive outcome in a heated situation, you must first de-escalate yourself and then the situation to solve the problem
Deputies shot and killed a former deputy outside the agency’s HQ after he pointed a gun toward them
A San Bernardino County sergeant is in critical but stable condition after a suspect stabbed her in the face, shoulder and chest
Police were the first ones to arrive at the scene and helped get the trapped students to safety
The suspect was immediately arrested and charged with forcible touching and sex abuse
The details regarding what led the officer to fire his weapon have not yet been released
The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court ruling that concluded police can frisk someone they believe has a weapon.
Footage shows a gunman hiding in a car wash before opening fire on officers
The restaurant manager said one worker was responsible and had been fired
My story has been left untold for 49 years — until now, and only through the strength that the #MeToo movement has given me
Your daily and ongoing responsibility is to ask yourself, what problems are lying in wait?
The off-duty officer was in full uniform at the time of the assault
The video shows one deputy wrestling with the suspect, who was armed with a rifle and managed to get one shot off
A state police trooper accidentally killed his K-9 partner when trying to protect it from a pit bull attack
Synthetic drugs have been so powerful that scientists at the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have been told not to handle samples without an agent
After being arrested, Jamie Harrison warned the police officer he would be coming for him if he made bond
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
The state’s success is based on law enforcement partnerships that have led to successful collaborations in care
James Lopez allegedly told his sister-in-law he would “hide in the bushes” and shoot her no matter where she went
Celina Dally wanted to apologize to Officer Guillory after she was arrested for public intoxication
Police officials denied violating the rights of protesters or others, and said their orders to disperse “unlawful assemblies” were legal and proper
The Las Vegas shooting demonstrated that the true first responders are those in attendance when an incident takes place
An Austin cop and his wife are suing Ford, alleging that its Explorer SUV’s flawed exhaust system led to the LEO’s carbon monoxide poisoning
Mayor Ed Lee arrived at the hospital shortly after the officer was brought there
“When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained to follow, language matters”
Travis Boys faces a charge of first-degree murder for shooting to death New Orleans Police Officer Daryle Holloway in 2015
As viewers watch a Tenn. deputy appear to lose control of his fear, yet another facet of our humanness comes to light
“Shots Fired” takes readers inside the minds of LEOs during officer-involved shootings
The LEO had no firefighters to help him, no way to fight the flames except for a small fire extinguisher he kept in his car
The LAPD has become the largest agency in the nation to try using the devices
Officer Craig Lehner, 34, also worked full time in the K-9 unit
