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The 2018 LODD numbers for the first half of the year show a 24 percent increase in murders of police officers over the first half of 2017
Once an officer receives a tactical vest, they need to be trained in their use to be able to knowledgeably and quickly add or reduce coverage
These programs help to reduce traffic congestion as a result of collisions, while increasing officer safety on the roadways
Chief said he has gone out of his way to avoid what he once called Ferguson’s “missteps”
Man is accused of threatening police officers with a hammer and using his children as shields
The officer had to be cut out of his vehicle, but he wasn’t hurt
Bomb-sniffing dogs turned up nothing after the incident Thursday afternoon
Unnamed officer was found to be justified for drawing his gun after his partner wrestled with a protester who struck him on Dec. 10
A two-officer patrol car stopped a vehicle when shots were fired in their direction
Evidence supported story that the shooting was an accident, but the prosecutor said it also could have been avoided
Officer Robert Wilson III was at the counter of a GameStop Thursday when two armed brothers entered
Officer was shot in the head after he and his partner exchanged gunfire with two suspects trying to rob a GameStop
While the jury’s verdict was a clear vindication for the officers, the case may be far from over
Department’s police chief credited his officers for their handling of the potentially deadly incident
Report says there were no credible witnesses who incriminated Wilson and whose accounts were consistent with prior statements
The problems began in the late 1990s when French officials gave suspect a passport under what turned out to be a stolen name
At one point, an LAPD spokeswoman said, the man grabbed hold of a sergeant’s holster
Officers’ names, addresses and information on their children’s schools were posted online
Had past bank robbery conviction, wanted probation status and lived under false name
Riot at a juvenile rehabilitation center has put a neighboring town “at its wits’ end” following the latest in a series of violent uprisings
Police were responding to reports of someone shooting a gun and were ambushed while trying to protect the residents
The “Crazies” tried to kill her, but that .357 magnum bullet just made Stacy Lim stronger
Suspect immediately began shooting when the two officers arrived — resulting in a 15 minute gun battle in which all 3 were injured
Detective says officers who fired feared suspect was reaching for a police weapon or could begin driving idling police vehicle
Cops are directing traffic as the group heads toward the police administration building where a there is a scheduled meeting of the city Police Commission
Obama administration considering ban on type of ammo used in AR-15-style rifles because the bullets can pierce a cop’s armor when fired from a handgun
Chief says initial signs show that the officers used what they had learned
Ibragim Todashev was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Officer shot over the weekend in a gunfight with a suspected gang member is recovering at home with his family
Officer Zachary Hoelzer was shot by a burglary suspect who would later shoot 2 FBI agents in a standoff
Anchorage officer suffered broken leg after being struck by another officer’s vehicle Saturday while investigating a report of shoplifting
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