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Advances in technology are enabling law enforcement to get real-time data that provide complete situational awareness for both patrol officers on scene and the command center
The realities of the opioid crisis mean that police should keep an opioid response kit on hand at all times
Surviving a collision while driving over 100 mph and not wearing a seat belt was a safety wake-up call for this officer
In a deposition, a training supervisor said he personally informed the police commissioner and his chief
Sgt. Scott Lunger told colleagues he’d do his job for free
Suspect has been placed under arrest at a hospital where he is being treated for gunshot wounds
Some positions and movements are better than others but you can’t depend solely on positioning to save your life on a traffic stop
Hayward officer killed in a shootout during a traffic stop
Many around the country have contended that names of officers involved in fatal shootings should become public
47-year-old Officer Vernell Brown was investigating a vehicle on fire July 12 when a car struck him
5-year-old bloodhound has worked as a tracking dog for Conyers Police for four years
James Goss stabbed the officer several times in the face and upper body early Saturday morning
On Saturday, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith, a reservist serving on active duty at the Chattanooga center, died, bringing the death toll to five
The man who was fatally shot by police had rammed his vehicle into an officer’s cruiser, then refused to drop knife
A jury convicted man of aggravated murder and recommended he be sentenced to death for the fatal shooting
Officer, and the others on the bar patio, refrain from using any force against the man
Gunman and two other men, believed to be passengers, were charged for ambush of a city police sergeant
Anthony Lord was taken into custody after police set up roadblocks
Raw video captured officers responding to the active shooter
His attorney said his client is ‘as much a victim as the police officer’
Suspects’ parents have filed excessive force complaints against officer
Officials said his death was an accident but wouldn’t give any details about how he died
Plans to sue his city over its handling of the other officer who was allegedly driving drunk at the time of the crash
A uniformed St. Louis police sergeant was ambushed in a hail of gunfire, saved by his body armor
Officials claim injuries man sustained were accidental
There are plenty of firefighters and EMS personnel willing to respond to these dangerous active shooter incidents when they know that they have the proper equipment, training, and police assistance
The St. Louis police chief credited the officer’s body armor with saving his life
A car sprayed an officer’s cruiser with bullets as he conducted a traffic stop
Las Vegas cop was injured after a traffic stop resulted in a shootout
An altercation caught on camera between a resident and courthouse security officers resulted in a lockdown and arrest
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