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The popularity of doorbell cameras like Ring is a double-edged sword
If an agency has a serious mishap in a live-fire shoot house environment, it will likely set their shoot house training program back several years
We must re-evaluate how law enforcement approaches serving search warrants involving child pornography
After police tried to negotiate with Yacub Khayre, officers stormed the building and shot the gunman dead
Looking at the per capita data, these counties have the highest homicide rates in the country.
Police are searching for a third suspect
Agents were searching a vehicle when they opened two bags containing an unknown substance
The troopers were conducting a DUI investigation when a drunk driver struck them
The officer was dragged by a driver in a stolen car for more than two blocks
A hazardous materials team removed the package after someone placed it near an entrance to the building
Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry can detect trace amounts of fentanyl even when mixed with heroin and other substances
Police used flash-bang grenades and pepper balls to disperse the crowd after protesters hurled bricks and other objects at officers
The sheriff says the shooting is not believed to have any link to terrorism
One measure aims to speed Justice Department processing of benefit claims for survivors of public safety officers killed in the line of duty
Officer Dalsh Veve was critically injured when a driver he was questioning in a gunfire investigation took off
Forty-eight people, including two police officers, were treated at hospitals across London
British media reported that more than one person had been killed in the rampage
The law would mandate policies for police body cameras and reform the police department’s gang database
The appointment of a monitor would occur if the DOJ gives final approval to the agreement
Police agencies will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
Ford has faced multiple lawsuits alleging their Explorer is making police officers and civilians sick
An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress manifest differently in men and women
Dina Markham, a 22-year veteran of the force, was found by a family member unresponsive in the bathtub
With a prescription from a veterinarian for specific K-9s, human naloxone can be used on them
The department said that May ended with 56 homicides compared to 68 during May 2016, and 257 shooting victims compared to 316 last May
More than 30 motorcycle officers and 150 police vehicles were in the procession from the church to a cemetery to honor Deputy William Durr
Ray Johnson said his military and security training kicked in when he saw Deputy Jessie Larkin was being attacked
Sgt. Hugh Barry convinced Deborah Danner, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, to drop a pair of scissors, but the woman ran to the bedroom and picked up a bat
Herschel Jones’ ex-girlfriend warned police he was “looking to kill a cop”
Lt. Aaron L. Crook had been with the Bluefield police for nine years
In this video, Kit Badger goes over not just the how of wearing hard armor, but the why
Check out this paragon of gun safety
