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Any impact used to thwart a suspect from taking your firearm must be done with all the power you can muster
‘From the sound of the bullets passing by my head, I would say I was inches from injury or death that evening.’
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Benjamin De los Santos-Barbosa was shot when he and three other officers attempted to pull over a vehicle
The decision clears a path to begin the program that aims to outfit about 1,200 NYPD officers with cameras
Officer Zach Tutten was awarded the Legislative Medal of Honor for putting himself in danger to fatally shoot a man threatening people in a convenience store with a shotgun
Defense lawyer William Ruzzo said Eric Frein tried to emulate his dad but didn’t measure up
Police say the man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The DOJ chastised New York City for a “soft on crime” stance regarding the city’s so-called sanctuary city policy
A police official said a man carrying a knife walked into the station and was flagged to police
Officers can now be judged specifically on whether they did all they could to reduce tensions before resorting to their firearms
The board determined that Officer Brentley Vinson followed proper procedure
Xavier Jugele was one of the officers who raced to the Bataclan concert hall the night three armed men in suicide bombs stormed a show and slaughtered 90 people on Nov. 13, 2015
When police confronted William Holmes, he punched one of the officers in the face, causing a minor injury
Omar Maria was sentenced to 100 years for shooting Officer Jacob Baldwin in the face during a 2014 traffic stop
Over fifty percent of first responders believe their supervisor will treat them differently if they bring up their mental health concerns
The Toronto Police Service said they are finalizing “a process and specific criteria” for applications
No matter how many subjects you arrest or pursue, there will always be another
Jim and Doug talk about police tactics in a protest that erupted in violence
Stephen Frank Nichols pretended to help look for the fleeing suspect with the officer
Authorities closed off several blocks while SWAT searched a building where the suspect had barricaded himself inside
The two officers are in critical, but stable condition
Officials said Karim Cheurfi was detained at the end of February after speaking threateningly about police but was then released for lack of evidence
The district attorney vowed she’ll seek the death penalty against Nathan LeForce because of the “particularly heinous, atrocious and cruel” nature of the crime
One of the officer’s most vivid memories – and one that led him to his biggest lesson learned – occurred while standing over the bodies of the killers in the library
A 30-year-old male officer was in critical condition, with life-threatening injuries
Bryan Eubanks admitted to investigators that the shooting was a result of a failed suicide attempt
Officer Michael Collins attempted to arrest Luis Manual Vila when Vila began punching the officer
The video shows Nathan Leforce raise a weapon as he approached Deputy David Wade
Eric Frein was convicted of all 12 charges he faced more than two years after targeting the state troopers in a late-night sniper attack
When Marvin Henderson hit the ramp late at night, it sent him flying off his motorcycle
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