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Cynicism, just like bitterness, can be a personality cancer and ruin your ability to experience true joy and engage in significant relationships
As the stigma of seeking help in the aftermath of trauma dissipates, our “community superheroes” have more and more tools for recovery at their disposal
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Results of a preliminary ballistics report show that police fired the 10 bullets that struck Misty Holt-Singh - her wounds likely came during a final burst of gunfire
Both the “9mm” and “.45” factions have quickly resumed their age-old talking points, seemingly oblivious to the progress of the last three decades
The first responding officer was met by the suspect holding two knives in the front yard of a house
Dash cam footage has been released of a violent crash and a vehicular attack on an officer during a pursuit in Des Moines on August 6
A candlelight vigil for an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police turned ugly, with crowds looting and burning stores, vandalizing vehicles and taunting officers
The fatal shooting of a teenager by police sent hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments Saturday
Evesham’s police officers have recorded 3,705 incidents while on patrol in the two weeks since they began wearing body cameras
Increase in population has Rio Rancho Police Chief Michael Geier worried about the amount of ground the department’s 70 patrol officers can cover
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the officer, “fearing for his life,” fired one shot from his gun
San Diego police Wednesday shot and wounded a gun-waving man who may have wanted to commit “suicide by cop”
A recent study examined fatigue’s effects on 53 officers’ decision-making and reaction times when the officers were faced with deadly-force situations
Aaron Altenhein, the driver of a pickup truck whose bed liner had fallen off into the highway, was also hit
At a news conference announcing $750K in funding for body armor, the sister of a slain officer lamented that her brother would have likely survived being shot if had he been wearing his
Incident began when a neighbor reported to the city Animal Services Division that one of the suspect’s dogs had been aggressive
Daveon Scott attended a remembrance ceremony for late SDPD Officer Jeremy Henwood three years to the day he was killed
Violent incident left the baby’s mother critically wounded and the suspected assailant shot dead
Slaying is at the center of a scandal over a botched U.S. gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious
The owner’s manual for the MK-177 BB/Pellet rifle warns that misuse can result in serious injury or death
The force of the impact was so great the vehicle’s engine was launched from the car
Firefighter punched officer in the face during the struggle, resulting in several broken facial bones
Unlike most lights currently mounted to most patrol rifles, the Inforce WML was designed from the start for use on a rifle, not as a handheld light or a light to be mounted to a pistol
Official labeled the medical examiner’s report that Eric Garner’s death was a homicide as a “political document”
Officer Frank Durante and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance when he bit was twice on the left hand and once on the right hand
Police attempted to apprehend suspect Steven Carsello after he got in a fight with another man
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