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More than 4,200 active line officers and command personnel responded to the survey
When someone tells you they aren’t going back to jail that is a clue there will likely be a fight
How bullets work against various parts of a vehicle is critical information for cops
Voters need to approve part of the proposal because it changes benefits for current employees
Officer Derek Geer was trying to arrest the suspect on charges of violating probation in a sex-assault case
A federal judge ruled in 2013 that the practice violated the civil rights of minorities
Theodore Smith has worked for Baton Rouge police since August 2011
The prosecutor also wants to judge to prevent them from sitting in groups or more of four
The chief said the vandals are ‘disturbed individuals’
The photo has garnered over 5K likes on Facebook
The McDonald shooting has triggered a flurry of federal and local investigations
The University of Missouri chancellor said the professor’s actions were ‘appalling’
We would do well to study history before we repeat it
The suspect opened fire, wounding one officer, before the officers fired back
Police released video of the 2015 shooting that severely injured 2 officers
The officer remained in critical condition
Derek Geer used to joke that his job was to be a sheep dog in a world of sheep and wolves
A funeral for Maj. Greg Barney is set for Saturday
The lessons learned during the manhunt for the ex-LAPD officer turned cop killer helped stop IRC attackers
With 48 officer-involved shootings, 2015 marked the highest number in South Carolina since 1999
The officer, Cpl. Derrick Couch, was in critical condition at the area’s top trauma center
They said it’s embarrassing and unsafe
A six-year veteran, who was training a new officer, pursued the suspect behind a house
The suspect jumped out of a Dodge Avenger with a rifle and fired at the officers, hitting both
Neighbors say dozens of shots were fired in an exchange that also wounded the suspect
The bills are designed to increase public confidence in police
The man saw a group of almost 40 high school students surrounding an officer while some grabbed for his service weapon
Officer Jason Moszer, 33, died Thursday of a gunshot wound suffered while responding to a domestic disturbance
Commenters called the officer a ‘tantalizing trooper’
Maj. Greg Barney, a 25-year veteran, died following surgery
Slain officers Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey and Senior Deputy Mark Logsdon were both fathers
A speeding car ran a stoplight and struck the 60-year-old woman in her vehicle