Officer Safety
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A state legislator plans to introduce a bill to change the legal standard for LE in California from using “objectively reasonable force” to “necessary force”
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When cops encounter a volatile situation that is beyond their control, there are ways for officers to withdraw gracefully and still complete their mission to “protect and serve”
Thousands of men and women around the country who have been participating in protests and unrest reveal that there are huge issues of misunderstanding and distrust between American cops and the people they serve
Officer out to dinner with his wife accidentally shot himself in the stomach inside a parking garage elevator
Earlier in the day the same man had asked some officers about their guns and ammunition
Jason Barnum was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday in Anchorage Superior Court
West Jordan Police Department is searching for one of its own after an officer left his home following an argument with his wife
A group of people formed a human shield to keep officers from a man police wanted to detain
Officers in Durham are being told to remain vigilant and use their instincts after two shooting incidents involving officers in less than a week
Father and son killed an NC couple and set their home on fire, and then drove to W.Va, where they wounded 2 cops
Several police officers formed a human net to catch a woman and her two young daughters as they jumped from their burning home
Man accused of shooting at two police officers has been apprehended after a lengthy manhunt
James Brooks, 19, was wanted in Sunday’s shooting and was captured by federal agents in Las Vegas
Police helicopter crashed on a residential street Wednesday and two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries
The suspect accelerated and dragged the trooper about 100 feet on the roadway before the trooper let go
The man had posted several rambling videos online threatening the police before attempting to run them over
Man got out of his car and raised his hands as if surrendering during the July 28 stop. He then pulled out a gun and opened fire
Nov. 22 gunbattles between an armed parolee and an officer and two sheriff’s deputies left the parolee dead and the officer and a bystander wounded
An NYC MTA officer died Monday from injuries he suffered after being struck by a vehicle on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge last year
Two Boston police officers were hospitalized after they were allegedly attacked by seven teenagers
According to NLEOMF, ambushes were the leading circumstance of officer fatalities in firearms-related deaths in 2014
During 2014 we posted hundreds of officer safety tips — here are short summaries of ten of the most interesting among them
Ezell Ford was shot three times in his right side, right arm and back, according to the report
Christopher Taylor, 18, was booked on suspicion of shooting at an occupied vehicle
The annual report by the nonprofit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found that 50 officers were killed by guns this year, including 15 ambush assaults
As anti-cop zealots called for attacks on police officers on the Internet, on the streets, and even in some political quarters, there were too many tragic incidents in which officers were killed in ambush attacks
Designing and building armor for female officers can present issues of particular concern
Utah’s Salt Lake County, an area that encompasses highly congested urban stretches, rural mountain terrain and everything in between, can now provide rescue and medical assistance in any of those areas
Like their human counterparts, police K-9s can face great risks on the job
As a police professional, you should make the decision now on what type of calls or responses you’re willing to place your life at extreme risk
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