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Face coverings present unique challenges for law enforcement that involve varying laws, public concern, health issues and officer safety
The agency has discontinued its “Safety and Weather Leave” policy, which would have allowed agents to take paid leave under extenuating circumstances
Even a handcuffed, compliant subject can still be a flight risk
Officer Jesse Hartnett’s fight for survival serves as a reminder of why you need to prepare for a sudden attack
The paramedic wrestled with a knife-wielding woman as a firefighter pleaded with dispatchers to send police
Lawyers say a reasonable person in Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Palmier’s position would have believed he was in danger of being killed or seriously injured, so firing was justified
Jim and Doug discuss some of the things that can be done to prevent an attack, as well as some steps to take in the event that an attack is successful
Running back Isaiah Crowell donated his first game check to the Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation in an effort to make amends for anti-police posts on social media
A Harris County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded an inmate who grabbed an “edged weapon” and held a medical student at Ben Taub General Hospital
A gunman who killed Sgt. Steve Owen first wounded him, then stood over him and fired four additional rounds
Superintendent Eddie Johnson said an officer, who was seriously beaten at an accident scene, told him she did not use her gun to defend herself for fear of a backlash
Police say services which map, collect and store information from social media are a way to help find crime witnesses and spot brewing problems during large gatherings
The woman was buying balloons for a fallen officer’s memorial service when she says a Party City employee refused to ring her up
Agent Victor Rosada-Rosa was killed when his patrol motorcycle was struck by another vehicle
Gregory K. Nelson opened fire on Trooper William Owen after Nelson was pulled over for driving without his headlights on
The Indianapolis police chief says gunfire that struck one of the department’s district offices may have been in response to a recent crackdown on drugs
The officers’ lawyer says Joseph Mann yelled and confronted the officers with a knife before he was fatally shot
Two police officers shot and killed a machete-wielding suspect after the man refused to drop his weapon
Police say the death of the officer is the first on-duty death of a St. Louis County officer since October 2000
Gregory Paul Lawler fatally shot Atlanta Officer John Sowa and critically injured Officer Patricia Cocciolone during a 1997 house call
Sgt. Steve Owen died at a hospital, hours after he was shot while responding to a report of a burglary in an LA neighborhood
Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Democratic Virginia Senator Tim Kaine battled it out for 90 minutes in the only vice presidential debate of the 2016 election season
The “Patriots Day” trailer gives audiences a glimpse into the world of police officers who responded to the bombing
Louis Hayes believes that much of the mindset that there is a war on cops is rooted in police training that focuses heavily on worst-case scenarios
The assailant stabbed one officer in the neck, another in the abdomen, and broke the nose of a third officer, who was the one who shot the suspect
Despite a decline in major crime, the city has experienced 995 assaults on officers so far this year
A judge ruled that Gary Sancegrow was incompetent to stand trial “in the foreseeable future” and has confined him to Fulton State Hospital
LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck said the officers involved in the recent fatal shootings had replica or real guns pointed at them before they fired their guns
A judge sentenced Andrew Romero to life in prison without parole for the fatal shooting of Rio Rancho Officer Gregg Benner
