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While the ‘FBI Miami shootout’ is best known for its influence on the development of better ammunition for law enforcement, there are other important lessons to learn
To survive their police career, officers should strengthen every point of the survival triangle
Doug sits down with Below 100 instructors Rod Rifredi and Kim Schlau to discuss the five tenets of the program
A knife-wielding man wore a fake explosive vest and threatened officers before they fatally shot him
The man refused to come out of his RV but occasionally showed police gasoline and a hammer
The man showed up at the station in the morning claiming to be armed and ready to blow up his RV
The man refused to get his hands out of his pockets
The suspect was holding a 2-year-old boy inside the home
The sheriff responded to the councilman’s ‘throw rocks at cops’ comments
Officers discovered the man was not armed, but holding a cell phone
Authorities had surrounded the motel as the man refused to leave a room
Although he can’t unilaterally change gun laws, Obama hopes that beefing up enforcement of existing laws can prevent deaths
The state attorney general’s office awarded a total of $2.5M across the state
The law sets aside $10M in grants
Police officers must train on the skills and abilities that can help win an off-duty or non-uniform deadly encounter
What started as a domestic violence call became a two-alarm fire
The 60-year-old police chief reflected on his decades of service
Jackson Councilman Kenneth Stokes made the comments at a news conference condemning police pursuits
The details of what led up to the shooting have yet to be released
The first cruiser of a convoy rear-ended a civilian’s vehicle
Multiple news outlets reported that police fired back and hit one person
The police chief said the officer was shot several times and dragged about a quarter-mile
Federal authorities made no immediate attempt to retake the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Family previously involved in showdown with federal government has occupied a building at a national wildlife refuge and is asking militia members to join them
U.S. Marshals Service deputy in South Dakota shot and killed a man who was wanted in a homicide in South Carolina
The impact of the crash was loud enough to wake up some nearby residents
Police Commissioner William Bratton said there were no credible threats to the city ahead of the holiday
Police said a gun recovered at the scene was a ‘realistic style pneumatic’ BB gun
Authorities have not mentioned any factors that may have contributed to the accident
Officer Juan Feliciano was a 21-year veteran of the department
The medical examiner’s office found that the woman died from a blood clot due to being excessively overweight