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An ambush of any kind is the most dangerous threat you will ever face on the street – even the strongest and most alert officers are at risk
A former NYPD officer discusses how repeated exposure to trauma took its toll on his mental health and his family
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Man struck deputy several times before getting shot by police
Armed man kidnapped a woman, killed a Census Bureau guard and led police on a pursuit before an exchange of gunfire left him and an officer wounded
The FBI, Director James B. Comey said, must improve how it collects and analyzes data from law enforcement agencies
U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Mexico’s violent Jalisco New Generation cartel a day after the gang mounted a bloody ambush
One of the officers is in the intensive care unit at a local hospital, requiring facial reconstruction
Officials say suspect swung a metal broom and refused commands to stop, but the suspect’s family called this week for an independent investigation
Deputies were in Colorado City, Arizona, for seven hours Friday until they received a search warrant to enter the home of an aunt
Even on quiet nights, there are other creatures inhabiting the darkness that would do the night-shift officer harm, so use these self-initiated activities to help stay alert
Police say two people have been arrested and the search is on for a third after gunfire from a vehicle damaged a patrol car
Four officers were pursuing an offender who struck two squad cars in an effort to elude police
Officer with the Ocala Police Department died Monday after being struck by a bullet during a training exercise
“His intention last night was to kill several of my officers”
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Cops who shot a total of 137 rounds into a car in 2012 had ample reason to believe that suspects were shooting at them
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As the officer was attempting to arrest a struggling DUI suspect, his brother suddenly ran at the officer and slammed him into his squad car
73-year-old reserve deputy Robert Charles Bates shot and killed Eric Courtney Harris after pulling out his service weapon instead of his ECD
California Highway Patrol Officer Sergio Flores responded to the scene after a television news videographer noticed the car stopped on the highway
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Some cops involved in tracking down the Boston Marathon bombers showed a lack of “weapons discipline” during a firefight with the brothers
Officer Robert Armour, 32, was in stable condition and doing “fine’’ after the shooting
Woman reported to an officer that a car was following her. Moments later, another car pulled up and a man opened fire
Officer who was wounded after a brief pursuit in Houston was shot in the arm by his partner
As the manhunt continues, Nelson Williams Sr. says he goes home every night worried the man convicted of his son’s murder could ambush him
You can’t ‘coexist’ with people who are trying to kill you, rape you, maim you, and take from you all that you hold dear — that’s why we have police officers to protect us
Two St. Louis men accused of planning to bomb protests have been indicted on federal charges
Attorney for the suspect expressed surprise Wednesday at audio of jail telephone calls in which his client appears to confess
Heavily armed officers were entering homes in the city’s southern suburbs, but there is still no sign of Kamron T. Taylor
Both the suspect and officer were treated at a hospital after suffering minor injuries in the collision
Every aspect of the scene and the arrestee must be explained for the benefit of supervisors, prosecutors and juries
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