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The fireworks were the type normally shot in the air
Rachel Sutphin, the deputy’s daughter, said she is among those urging the governor to halt William Morva’s execution
Prosecutor Jay Town said Aziz Sayyed planned to use the bombs at a PD after pledging allegiance to Islamic State
Miosotis Familia had resisted suggestions from family to retire, partly due out of a dedication to police work, but also because she had three children to support
The shootings came as the department put more than 1,300 extra officers on the streets, which has become standard during long, warm-weather holiday weekends
A former police officer set out to design an effective rifle sling after some of his gear failed on patrol
The woman was standing in the middle of a busy intersection and threatening the officer
The trooper suffered non-life threatening injuries
Gavin Long, 29, had searched for personal information of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
A longtime officer in Fulton County died as he was helping a woman who had struck a deer
Somerset County deputies shot the gunman to bring the rampage to an end
Officer Julio Cavazos was released five days after he was shot while investigating a reported vehicle break-in
Officer Miosotis Familia was wrapping up her shift when the man fired one round through the passenger-side window and struck her in the head
Police officials say Officer Julio Cavazos faces a long recovery
The man hopped a fence at Hillsboro Airport and then approached a flight instructor and a student who were inside a helicopter that was warming up
Nathan Aaron LeForce is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and larceny of a motor vehicle
In the United States in 2015, opioid overdoses killed 33,091 people, including 9,580 who used forms of fentanyl
The president of the Dallas Police Association claims officers were told to avoid looking “militaristic”
Police Chief William McManus warned officers to “expect the worst” and then to “de-escalate from there”
Police say when the officers arrived, they were told that a man was inside a nearby house with a gun
Judge Leslie Ghiz ordered that transcripts concerning the questions asked by Ray Tensing’s jurors be sealed
The high temperature in Oak Forest was 92 degrees on June 14
Officer Julio Cavazos continues his recovery following surgery after being shot in a gun battle Thursday
The gunman was identified by law enforcement officials as Dr. Henry Bello, a family medicine physician at the hospital
Officer Miguel Moreno, a nine-year veteran of the police force, was shot in the head during the encounter
Kentucky is the second state to adopt the classification for its first responders
The suspect was one of four people wanted in connection with a gang-related killing in late March
A veteran cop shares gritty stories from the crime frontlines of Chi-Town
Diversionary devices, like flashbangs, can save lives, but can also jeopardize officer safety if not used properly
Porsha Session was sentenced to three years in federal prison for tipping off Jamaican drug dealers who were linked to Mexican cartels
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