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A riot has many moving parts and to quell one, police must have many moving options
Three legal principles everyone in law enforcement should know and understand
Bodycam video of Chicago police fatally shooting a man who stabbed a sergeant is a brutal reminder of the dangers officers face
If Gov. Rick Scott believes Aramis Ayala is neglecting her duties by not seeking the death penalty, he could try to suspend her from office
Last week, Clint Greenwood told officials he felt threatened by a man he’d once targeted in a corruption investigation
Michael Caruso removed an exhaust fan from the bathroom ceiling then climbed into the attic and out of the building
Authorities raised the death toll from 11 to 14, but did not say whether the attacker was included in the death toll
The federal government cited several reasons for the requested delay, including new DOJ policies that federal officials say are aimed at reducing crime
A segmented diagnosis is used for those who experience symptoms of complex traumatic events
Police Chief Charlie Beck noted that arrests for serious crimes have risen along with the numbers of those offenses, while the decrease comes largely from narcotics arrests
An off-duty firefighter helped remove the injured driver and passenger out of vehicle
“This appears to be a deliberate act, where our deputies were called into an ambush in a violent attempt to take the lives of our law enforcement officers”
Police said a drug dealer and nearly 20 known gang members posted the video on YouTube showing guns and marijuana
When police approached the suspect, he threw coffee at them
Officials said Nicolas Sanchez lifted up his shirt and revealed a firearm in his waistline
Officer Betty Jo Shelby told “60 Minutes” she used lethal force because she feared Terence Crutcher was reaching inside his SUV for a gun
Deputy Constable Clint Greenwood was shot outside a courthouse
A drug dealer who fatally shot an officer during a foot puruit in 2015 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
Investigators were looking into whether the explosion was a terror attack or if there might have been some other cause
Authorities said 226 heroin capsules tested positive for fentanyl
Michael Valdez worked with the department for 14 years, beginning in the gang unit and most recently served in the intelligence unit
Police were responding to reports of teens under the influence of marijuana and possibly LSD at an apartment
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the gun violence in a neighborhood that left seven dead in a 12-hour period was mostly due to gang conflict
In each case, the high court ruled that because the jury did not unanimously vote for the death penalty, the defendant must be resentenced
The officer shot the man when he sat up with the gun and wouldn’t put it down
Officer Justin Terney can be seen questioning suspect Byron James Shepard before he fled on foot
The 21-year veteran of the Houston Police Department was married and had two children
22-year-old Robert Martin of Staunton pleaded guilty Wednesday to malicious injury to a law enforcement officer and drug charges
A man shot his girlfriend in the head then killed himself during a gunfight with police Tuesday night
A man who died after shots were fired in a struggle with Delaware police had been shot earlier in the day by a Philadelphia officer
Sgt. D. Nelson suffered a broken nose when he was punched by the man, who had been laying in the street
Bobby Langston II served in law enforcement for more than 20 years, starting his career where he grew up
North Dakota is the only state that allows police to use weaponized drones, but limits the use to less lethal weapons
