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PDs need to prepare for outside agitators, harassment, death threats and coordinated efforts at call flooding and records requests flooding intended to overwhelm agencies’ resources
Never assume that because you know a person, they will not be aggressive toward you
From vet visits to ballistic vests and drug detection tools, here’s how to promote the health and safety of your four-legged officers
Richard Matt, one of the prisoners who escaped Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6, has been killed
The pursuit began during a traffic stop of an unlicensed vehicle
We must apply NUM and the Three S Test to everything we do, instilling functional skills early and quickly by focusing on the simple basics
Officer, K-9 and equipment from cruiser were all evacuated from blaze
Acting as his own attorney, the defendant cites his persecution was a conspiracy by police
Detective severely wounded by burglary shooting has a lengthy recovery, chief said
Sgt. Chris Kelley died after the suspect stole his police car to attempt to flee, running over Kelley and killing him
A bullet came within inches of his head
Documents shed new light on the encounter Saturday morning that took the life of Officer Daryle Holloway
The shootings, experts say, are a reminder of the persistent dangers posed by disaffected people who are bent on violence but whose statements before they act may skate below the radar of police
For the second time in a week, a Grand Prairie cop survived a violent wreck with minor injuries
While trying to restrain a woman, cop was attacked by her brother
The suspect escaped his cuffs, climbed through a hole in the cruiser’s cage, and gained control of the officer’s gun
Police earn praise from national law enforcement experts and community leaders for being more transparent
Inmate was convicted in the shooting death of off-duty Baton Rouge police Cpl
The criminal organization ran a vast drug empire that stoked New England’s heroin epidemic
Body cameras are the future of law enforcement, officials say
Multiple shots were fired between the suspect and officers responding to a 911 call
An officer who was slashed by a knife-wielding man is in stable condition
Keeping their vow made after a man condemned in the 2003 killing of a Houston policeman was set free last week, a police union is planning to offer a reward for information
Bullet that wounded one of the officers originated from the weapon of another officer
Man set cruiser on fire, cheered, laughed and then got arrested
Said the officers could have used much stronger measures to counter “very significant physical resistance”
Police officials continue to investigate the shooting
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