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3 ways law enforcement agencies can manage high-risk vehicle events and rebuild trust with the community
If a prisoner is transitioned from one officer to the next, it’s always appropriate to re-search the prisoner
“It was never in our realm of possibility to think that the subject could not hear us.”
The 11 hours of video show people running from the club and officers directing them across the street
Jekievea Monchell Yearby admitted the cocaine was hers and believes it fell into the drink when she took out her waitress book to take an order
Officials believe the suspect was attempting to heat up the urine to pass a drug test when a microwave inside a 7-Eleven exploded
The agents had to call NYPD for backup
The officers were found justified in the shooting
The detective was given Narcan and taken to a hospital
A second officer reached into Travis Ross’ vehicle to get his license when he was exposed to the substance
This exclusive PTSD screening quiz can help determine if your symptoms are consistent with those of the diagnosis
Also mandated would be instruction for police officers on their responsibilities during an encounter
Daniel Mathena was trying to get back to his hotel when he and a Louisiana Supreme Court police officer got into a fight
A lieutenant, two sergeants and two deputies went into the water after a raft flipped
Kristen Campbell said she threw the punch because she didn’t know who grabbed her
Morgan Smith Walker was arrested on charges including DUI causing death with reckless disregard
Michael Wayne Pettigrew pointed what looked like a real gun at officers and himself during a nearly three-hour standoff with police at the Orlando International Airport
The bill would require officials to evaluate an inmate’s entire criminal history when considering their release from prison
A man accused of killing eight people, including a deputy, swapped cars several times as he fled the crimes, eluding officers tracking him across the rural county
Mohammad Doudzai was killed by police after he shot his two brothers and set his house on fire
At one point, the officer’s radio became disconnected
Officer Matthew Tarentino is survived by his pregnant wife and two children
Once skills are automated and schemas are activated, a large portion of information processing is taken care of in the subconscious brain
Police fired 58 rounds at the suspect’s car
A man is accused of throwing a popcorn container at a movie theater worker, then punching and biting a cop
Senior Constable Brett Forte’s death is the first LODD of the year in Australia
The accident involved two Bluefield Police Department units and a West Virginia State Police cruiser
The officer’s patrol car was forced off the road by another vehicle
The officer who drove the patrol car the day of the November 2014 shooting was suspended
Deputy Constable Steve Gonzales lost control of his motorcycle as he tried to avoid another accident near an intersection
Nathan Desjardins and another officer were injured when they responded to reports of a missing canoeist
Three friends said Khaleel Thompson was acting erratically and threatening to kill himself hours before he was shot
The officers, who were not identified, are not believed to be seriously hurt
