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“I ordered the subject to stop and drop the weapon. He continued to walk toward me.”
Concepts to review and questions to answer during roll call and police training
A combination of factors enabled talking down an agitated subject in possession of two knives
The police union says transmissions are not understood or are not broadcast at all
When circumstances such as drug or alcohol use and the officer’s tenure are taken into account, differences in use of force between races fade away
Police Chief Arnold Amthor suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder in last week’s shootout
The 25-year-old man claimed to have PTSD due to fighting in Uzbekistan
The employee has been fired
Louisiana State Police said in a news release they are investigating the shooting at the request of the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department
The lawsuit says that when the weapons were delivered in 2014, many of the guns malfunctioned by not ejecting shell casings when fired
The TASER had no effect on James E. Jones and it took five officers to take him into custody
Ray Tensing testified he feared for his life as Sam DuBose tried to drive away from a traffic stop for a missing front license plate
Orlando Machado is survived by his wife and two children
Authorities say Carlos Garcia Petrovich fled on foot and became violent with the deputy
Thomas Hartless wasn’t supposed to have weapons, but a probation officer never checked his home, where authorities later found over 60 guns
The proposal originally called for broad police accountability and anti-racial profiling measures
Lem Dermid is on a mission to thank every paramedic, doctor and nurse who saved his life
Police say Officer Bryon Mason shot Tyre King after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband during a foot pursuit
Scott Michael Greene was sentenced to consecutive life prison terms in the deaths of Officer Justin Martin and Sgt. Anthony Beminio
Investigators say Trepierre Hummons was hoping for “suicide by cop” when he killed Officer Sonny Kim in 2015 before being gunned down by another officer
There is no word on the deputy’s condition
The bill calls for officers to receive at least 400 hours of basic training and learn more about de-escalation practices, recognizing biases and handling in-custody deaths
Members of the force are frustrated that a new city policy requiring release of video in extreme confrontations unfairly portrays their department
Agents returned fire and shot the suspect
The sheriff told the House Judiciary Committee that it was critical for the federal government to reconsider the curtailment of a program that provided the equipment
Two officers were injured in the altercation
Police later determined that the suspect’s rifle was not loaded
The driver, a 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, told officers he was hearing voices and expected to die
The trooper was conducting a traffic stop when the patrol vehicle was struck by a pickup truck
Betty Jo Shelby was found not guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 16 shooting of Terence Crutcher
The proposals would also make it a misdemeanor to block roads and a felony to carry a dangerous weapon while rioting
Under the final version of the policy, officers can no longer shoot a fleeing suspect after they committed or tried to commit a felony using deadly force
The grant outfits all 21 full-time officers with new body-worn cameras to comply with new state legislation