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The suspect is still at large
No one was injured
An independent investigator has been hired to look into the case
An 80-year-old man is accused of punching a police officer who stopped him from approaching kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart with a knife
Officer Eric Mumaw fell into the water while trying to rescue a suicidal woman whose car went into the river
Officials said a smaller group of protesters showed up as night fell to break windows, throw smoke bombs and flares, and start the raging blaze outside the building
The injured officer was in serious condition with several broken bones but is expected to recover
Police are still looking for a motive for the apparent unprovoked attack
The union has reached a tentative deal that will increase officers’ salary and require all patrol cops to wear body cameras by 2019
While much of the attention has been focused on foreign terror organizations, it’s important to remember the threats posed by domestic terrorism groups
Police Chief Art Acevedo said more information about the executive order would have been helpful
Police said the suspect ambushed Officer Scott Von Lanken from behind
The hostage situation drew dozens of officers and police vehicles to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center and prompted a statewide lockdown of all prisons
Two of the suspect’s three victims are in critical condition
Three officers carried him to a waiting police van
Chief James Molloy, 55, is survived by his wife and two daughters
Det. Steven McDonald’s death from an apparent heart attack has been classified as a homicide, even though he survived being shot by a teenager in Central Park in July 1986
Any officer employing a TASER against an armed subject should be working in tandem with an officer armed with a firearm
Part of the incident was captured on a camera mounted in a pair of a deputy’s glasses, but it was his personal device
There is nothing in the tea leaves to suggest Gorsuch will be antagonistic toward our nation’s law enforcement, in fact the opposite appears to be in evidence
The department will use the grant funding to purchase protective vests and helmets
The governor’s office also separately awarded the city with more than $900K to help pay for overtime costs associated with the ambush
Patrol officers need to be suitably prepared, trained and equipped to deal with terrorist attacks
Members of the party were in violation of a local county ordinance prohibiting the display of firearms and possession of concealed handguns on courthouse property
Officer Jill Schillerberg was treated for a leg wound at the hospital and later released
A prosecutor ruled that Officer Anthony Holtzhauer was justified in shooting Michael Laney as he struggled with another officer, who yelled that Laney had a gun
Lawmakers want the current language, regarding if an officer acted with malice and without good faith, tweaked or removed altogether
Mayor Eula Clarke apologized for saying, “What are we serving, pig today?” within earshot of an officer in a grocery store
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