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Peer support is not a silver bullet to solve all the problems today’s law enforcement officers face, but it is an effective way of getting help to officers in need
An officer who confronts a subject in the throes of excited delirium stands nearly a 90 percent chance of ending up on the ground in a struggle
The iconic police tactics textbook is updated to reflect the current challenges facing our nation’s police officers
If cops are stripped of the safety equipment and less lethal devices used for crowd control and other enforcement efforts, the scene on the street can quickly become dangerous
The men, who were known to be friends, suffered no obvious signs of trauma
Your destiny should be to be a great police officer; think and speak like a true professional and you will be one
Officer Richard Martin, 47, was putting down spike strips to stop the vehicle when he was hit
City’s police chief said he fears for the officer’s safety
Law enforcement remained on alert Monday after a deadly shootout between rival biker gangs shook up the community
18-year-old gunman yelled, “Go ahead and kill me” to the officers as the Sunday shootout occurred
Shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety
Thousands of mourners and officers from around the country paid their respects to 25-year-old Officer Liquori Tate
Fleeing teen was holding a loaded handgun and the officer feared for his life and a fellow officer’s
Richard Donohue Jr. returned to work Friday after more than two years of recovery — with a promotion
Officer who was escorting a funeral procession in Cincinnati when a car collided with his motorcycle
Obama says the country can’t protect police from every danger, but Americans can work harder to heal rifts with communities they serve
Man shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy at a gas station, then hijacked a car and fled
Reserve deputy was fatally shot overnight and the suspected shooter is in custody
As the officer moved to pull the keys out of the ignition, suspect sped off – bringing the officer with him
City Council members chastised a city public-safety board for erecting billboards advising “Don’t Run” from cops
Ran towards police nude and covered in blood; she is suspected to have taken the hallucinatory street drug
30-year-old David Baril, who remains in critical condition, faces assault and weapon charges
The approximately two dozen arrests so far have involved protesters blocking traffic
Several hundred law enforcement officers were lining up Thursday to pay respects
District has asked a private security guard not to return after a fifth-grader was able to pull the officer’s gun out of its holster
Tac-talk at the “code word” level has been scientifically shown to build neural pathways in the brain that make actions automatic — a proven method for building muscle memory
People took to Twitter to remind motorists that those who don’t move over are putting lives at risk
Officers were injured by a motorist in Olney in a protracted incident that ended when police fired into the vehicle
On Wednesday morning, protesters began gathering outside of the apartment house where the shooting happened
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