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Rigid, high-stress police academies may be counterproductive; we need to focus more on the why and less on the how
While the hazards of fentanyl exposure are significant for LEOs, it’s important to understand the myths and realities
Following the Vegas tragedy, there has been a great deal of discussion around the legitimate purpose bump stocks and suppressors might have
There are three generally held misconceptions about deadly force that continually arise and need to be addressed
The officer, who has not been identified, suffered a broken leg, cuts and bruises in the accident
23-year-old Evan Casey Bennett murdered 2 security guards before killing his stepfather and shooting an officer 3 times outside a police headquarters
Wilbur and Anisa Mobley were found shot to death early Wednesday
Lawyer has said his client did nothing wrong and responded to an escalating situation the officers created
Six officers opened fire on 30-year-old Jose Walter Garza after arriving on-scene
The incident occurred after an officer responding to a domestic disturbance call was bitten by the dog
Trooper Jack Thorpe was pursuing a speeding motorcyclist when another vehicle intercepted his cruiser
A man fired shots into a police headquarters and struck an officer three times Monday after killing his stepfather earlier that night
Thanks to an infusion of $1M from the city, another 100 “Safe Passage” workers were lining routes in crime-ridden neighborhoods that students walk through to get to school
Lamont Jones and Keith Stephens stood 60 feet from each other, separated by four lanes of pavement and a thousand miles of perception
The ensuing standoff with the wounded suspect led to a long Labor Day closure of the freeway
The officer was shot in a struggle with a suspect for the cop’s gun
The officer has been treated and released for a leg wound
Officer was critically wounded in the early morning hours of Aug. 22 when he and his trainee faced a heavily armed gunman
Three occupants of the two vehicles not related to the pursuit were injured and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries
16-year-old slipped out of his handcuffs and shot himself and an officer during transport to a juvenile center
Officers assert that high-level city, police and union officials privately agree that the court-ordered use-of-force changes put them and public in danger
Officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man who had just killed another man early Wednesday
Federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that police used excessive force and falsely arrested innocent bystanders amid attempts to quell widespread unrest after a fatal police shooting
Police arrived at a downtown bar as dispatchers relayed initial witness 911 reports that the suspect had opened fire into the club
“It’s a dangerous job, and we work in a particularly dangerous area”
Man stabbed an officer in the back with a 14-inch long butcher knife before another cop shot the suspect
Deputy was shot during a traffic stop Wednesday and is currently in serious but stable condition
An online gamer’s video shows the moment armed officers burst into an office Wednesday afternoon to investigate a report of an active shooter
Fugitive armed with two handguns and wearing body armor fired several rounds at officers, who fired back
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