Officer Safety
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Meggitt’s FATS 300LE 300-degree immersive technology places officers in the middle of dozens of stressful situations
The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field
Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency
Forbids bail bondsmen from using certain-colored uniforms or vehicles with emblems that the public might mistake for law enforcement
Incident began when police in cruisers and helicopter pursued a man in a stolen car until he crashed
Police firearms instructors can do a wide variety of things to ensure that every minute spent on the range results in positively affecting the students’ performance
The woman, holed up under a mobile home with a six-shot revolver, had fired five rounds at a police robot. Deputies thought she still had one bullet left
Agent was hit in the leg and his wound was not life-threatening
45-year-old Housing Authority of New Orleans officer was patrolling a construction site just blocks from Saints’ stadium
Protests grew increasingly aggressive in the wake of a patrolman’s acquittal in the deaths of two suspects
Officer twice ordered suspect to drop gun before the suspect fired into nearby crowd
A wildlife agent is in serious condition after getting shot in the lower back
Officials say the woman fired a gun at a crisis-negotiation robot, hit it with a broom and threw a cover over it
Every police officer is a guardian, but on the inside there must reside the beating heart of an honorable warrior ready to be summoned at a moment’s notice
Deputies’ safety is at risk because the department cannot account for the whereabouts of every inmate in the system
Police have acknowledged firing on armed bikers, but it is not clear how many of the dead were shot by officers
Officer developed anxiety and depression after responding to the 2012 shooting rampage
Gunfire broke out Wednesday while police were trying to arrest a fugitive in Omaha
A tip from an informant led to two arrests that may have thwarted a series of planned attacks
Harrowing dash cam video captured a traffic stop that could have turned deadly for the officers involved
Officer Robert Wilson had stopped in the Game Stop on March 5 to buy a gift for his older son’s upcoming 10th birthday when he was killed
Suspect somehow got his hands in front of him and when two officers returned to the vehicle, he started shooting at them
20-year-old Canadian man crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally in March and sprayed the agent with bear spray
Was a passenger in a car that crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer after leaving a Staten Island strip club
García Villalpando was told more than 20 times to stop approaching the officer
Deputy stopped a vehicle and was startled when two men came out of the nearby woods and attacked him
One officer was shot by an ECD, and the other suffered a serious facial laceration
Attorney for the family said Tuesday he plans to file a wrongful-death lawsuit
System, similar to Amber Alerts, to help catch anyone who hurts, kills or makes credible threats against cops
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