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Law enforcement organizations have recommended limited enforcement of traffic laws during the pandemic
Police departments are receiving much-needed PPE donations from surprising places
Officers can literally scan the contents of bags and bottles to find out what’s inside, enhancing safety for themselves and those around them
Before being fatally wounded, Jeffrey Clair Cave shot two officers, seriously wounding one who is currently in serious stable condition
Clinton called for more police training in an effort to restore trust along with legislation to end what she called “the gun epidemic”
Officers were searching for a car taken in a carjacking when they tried to talk to a teen suspect on the street and he opened fire
The brother of Reginald Thomas called 911 and said Thomas had a knife and was holding it under his armpit, but had not threatened those in the apartment with it
Harris County Deputy Roxyann Allee was killed Sept. 30, 1991, after being abducted from the parking lot of a local mall
Ruben Salazar was sentenced to 30 years for shooting at Lubbock police officers who were investigating him for armed robbery
Under a new bill, law enforcement officers must lock up their guns left in unattended vehicles or face fines of $1,000
“In Context” delves deeply into the open source materials on 153 incidents in which an unarmed civilian died in the encounter
Officer Ken Zink was killed after he was thrown from his motorcycle after colliding with a car
The deputy’s neck, ribs, pelvis, legs, nose and other facial bones were broken in the incident
Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said one of the bullets landed in a bed inside the home
Chief Michael Fahy, a 17-year fire department veteran and father of three, was killed by falling debris on Tuesday morning while directing operations from the street
After a number of clown encounters involving children, police are warning people to be on the lookout for suspicious characters
Andrew Romero was found guilty of first-degree murder and a number of other charges for the fatal shooting of Rio Rancho Officer Gregg Benner
Not every state that mandates body cameras allocates the funding for it, and the hefty price tag is just one of many hurdles that agencies can face
The shooting comes after several threats against officers nationwide
No officers were injured
Police Commissioner James O’Neill says part of the investigation will involve looking into the location as a possible marijuana “grow house”
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had more than 2,500 rounds of live ammo when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood
The two major party candidates traded sharp jabs over myriad issues in the presidential debate held at Hofstra University on Long Island, including some on police matters currently in public discourse
Charlotte Police planned to phase out dash cameras in favor of body cameras, but city council members think the city should consider keeping both types of technology
The officers who fired fatal shots in five out of six cases — including Keith Lamont Scott’s — weren’t using the body cameras
The California Highway Patrol officer drove up to a scene where around 40 people were doing car tricks when he was attacked in his vehicle
Follow these guidelines to minimize the risk of injury to yourself, other officers, the suspect and bystanders
Violent crime overall rose by 3.9 percent, though the total was still lower than levels from five and 10 years ago, in 2011 and 2006
