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Don’t just wear a vest, wear a vest that will save your life
Do you don your armor even when it’s hot and muggy outside? How about when you’re running late?
The program is designed to prevent or lessen the effects of PTSD before it surfaces, and help identify the disorder even if it is hiding or lying dormant
Woman died Sunday as a result of a brutal attack at the hands of her husband in January
Searchers are trying to find a deputy who has been missing since she reported her patrol vehicle was swamped
37-year-old Christopher Mitchell came out of a residence with a .22-caliber gun to his head as officers formed a perimeter
Suspect belonged to a military simulation unit whose members play the role of soldiers from Cold War-era eastern Europe
A woman is dead and a police officer has been seriously injured after she slammed into his patrol car Wednesday morning
13-year-old stole his parents’ car, ran over an officer’s leg and rammed three patrol cars before being struck with a TASER and arrested
If you don’t have pressure in your training program, you are at risk of failure on the street
These physical factors don’t have much influence on practical handgun shooting — they matter more with rifle distances of 100 yards and more, and they’re critical with really long-range targets
Officer drove his cruiser to the front of traffic to protect other drivers. It was then that the suspect closed in, and he prepared for impact
A gunman who was persuaded to surrender during a 2013 gun battle with police at a school near Atlanta pleaded guilty to multiple charges Tuesday
Gangs from coast to coast have toned down their use of colors and are even altering tattoos to avoid being identified by police and witnesses
Demands for police to wear the cameras have increased across the country since a police shooting triggered raging street protests in Ferguson
The Saratoga Springs Police Department is under fire over the fatal shooting of the man last Wednesday
He faces charges of battery on a police officer, battery on a firefighter and resisting law enforcement
Authorities say an officer in Washington state who had been shot in the leg by a suspect got back into his patrol car and pursued the fleeing man
Pa. police fanned out across dense woods Tuesday as they tracked a heavily armed survivalist suspected of ambushing two troopers
Incident began when police responded to reports of a disturbance in the area, including property damage and threats of a shooting
Whether you’re a motor cop or you ride for fun off-duty, you need to stay extra vigilant on two wheels
Two of the suspected robbers and a hostage, 41-year-old customer Misty Holt-Singh, were killed during an exchange of gunfire with police after the robbery
The greatest factor affecting an officer’s ability to deal with an attack launched from a seated position is the distance away from the suspect — not the position itself
Governor called killing an assassination and said investigators won’t rest until they capture the gunman
Deputy Jeff Wilson and Deputy Michael Norris responded to the call of an armed man attempting suicide when they exchanged gunfire with the suspect
With the deadly ambush on a state police barracks, law enforcement is on high alert in a massive search for the shooter or shooters
Experts know of no swatting victim who has been killed or seriously injured by responding officers — but the threat is real
An officer was shot during the search for a suspect in an apartment late Thursday
A man who was shot to death in a gun battle with pursuing officers was a suspect in several ongoing homicide cases
Police found two partially assembled AK-47 assault rifles with orange plastic tips on their barrels, making the weapons look like toy guns
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