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Investing a few minutes each day to meditate will result in reduced stress, increased happiness and improved brain power
After Detective Rob Davis was shot while responding to a domestic violence call, he recovered physically, but his mental recovery was not as easy
Although we do a lot of things right in the law enforcement profession, we don’t do a good job of ensuring our history is passed along from one generation to the next
Man with a history of mental illness slipped into the headquarters of a major Jewish organization and stabbed an Israeli student in the head
Hundreds marched through the streets for a fourth straight night, blocking traffic on a highway and delaying train services
Dash cam has been released of the fatal November 15 shooting of an armed man wanted in the stabbing death of a university student
It’s Parenting 101, but many individuals are not educating their kids about the peril they put themselves in when wandering about town with replica firearms
How can we legitimize any specific training if we cannot support its effectiveness with evidence of success?
Veteran dispatchers failed to inform first responders that gunman had threatened to shoot police if they came to his residence in prior incident
Utah man charged with killing two deputies during an hourslong rampage that also left a motorist and another deputy wounded
A convicted con man who tried to pass himself off as an FBI agent to get perks in the North Dakota oil patch will plead guilty to an illegal weapons charge
Emotionally disturbed man who refused to drop his knife after stabbing an Israeli student in the head was shot and killed by an officer
21-year-old man was ordered to serve 25 years in prison for shooting at police after he ran from a state trooper in 2013
Hundreds brought traffic on Interstate 80 to a standstill and another group forced an Amtrak train to stop
Passenger accused of stabbing 4 on an Amtrak train told police he began the attack after seeing another man turn into a demon
Video captured the aftermath of the fatal shooting by officers who responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon
Concerns over distracted driving have prompted Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials to propose dramatically curbing use of in-car computers
Special agent suffered a head injury and a broken leg when he was hit by a suspect’s car
Man accused of killing Pittsburgh police K-9 Rocco and wounding several officers, including the dog’s handler
Off-duty Chicago police sergeant shot and killed a man who had just shot a fellow patron at a bar Sunday
Sunday’s protest began peacefully on the University of California, Berkeley, campus but eventually grew rowdy and spilled into Oakland
Police officers struggling to get through a chaotic scene aboard an Amtrak train in Michigan are being credited with preventing even more bloodshed
Such deadly cases, while rare, have led to laws and legislation in states and cities across the country
Two officers were injured as a protest over police killings turned violent, with protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks and bricks at police
Video posted to YouTube captured a brazen pack of bikers in Los Angeles taunting and evading police as officers pursue them in cruisers and a helicopter
A woman has been arrested after a detective’s home was set on fire and destroyed Thursday
One suspect bit a deputy as DEA agents conducted an operation, leading to a scuffle
Car being pursued by officers crashed into a building, which then collapsed on the vehicle, killing two suspects
The non-rechargeable flashlights offer a tight, long throw beam
Officer was critically injured and underwent about five hours of surgery on Wednesday
