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From coast to coast, police agencies are using StarChase technology to reduce the risk and adrenaline when traffic stops go bad
Officer fitness, defensive tactics training and communication prevented tragedy during the takedown of an armed suspect
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
The man is facing charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon
A judge ruled there was sufficient evidence for the rapper to stand trial on the charges
With a few additions, the Glock 43 becomes a great defensive pistol package that is an amazing backup or pocket carry
Despite the danger from ambushers, terrorists, and active shooters, the line holds. Despite the very few who take the wrong path, the line holds
Man brought to a hospital after attacking police was shot to death after he swung a metal stool and grabbed for an officer’s gun
Gunfire erupted during a dispute inside a large Wisconsin mall Saturday, leaving one man wounded in the leg and sending thousands of people scrambling for cover
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton dedicated a plaque Sunday, inscribed with the names of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos
The judge said the woman ‘showed complete disrespect for law enforcement’
A man approached the officer, produced a gun and tried to rob him
The suspect climbed into a vehicle and ran over one deputy and struck the other deputy with his vehicle
The suspect is a felon who was released last year from state prison after serving 20 years for attempted murder
Although the end of 2015 is still a couple of weeks away, more than 100 officers have lost their lives in the line-of-duty this year — that is insanity
The officer received awards for talking their way out of a tense, dangerous situation that could have ended in bloodshed
The bullet missed the officer’s ballistic vest
The gunman opened fire as the officer approached, wounding the officer in the upper body
In 2014, there were nineteen incidents, over a 500 percent increase from 2012
The man was convicted in 1995 in the killing of police Cpl. Betty Smothers
Mount Hope’s Police Chief says the officers are shook-up, but they’re going to be fine
The convenience store apologized after a clerk refused to serve the officer
The trooper jumped over a barrier and broke his left leg and ankle in 12 foot fall
The incident began when deputies responded to a call of a drunken man waving around a gun
The man took a cordless phone from 7-Eleven , then called 911 to say a crime was going to happen
Three executives from private-sector police enterprises weighed in on the challenges facing law enforcement today
You’d take a bullet for your fellow cops — how about helping them handle the psychological stresses of the job?
Police arrested a man for constructing and living in the cave
Richard Washart didn’t expect upon retirement from the force, that beer would be detrimental to his livelihood
The driver was going the wrong direction on a tollway
Police have asked for the public’s help in learning more about the death of a special education teacher