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Anyone who handles an agency firearm must be trained in how to secure it when it isn’t on their person
Police recruits and veteran cops failed to notice a gun on a vehicle’s dashboard during a simulated traffic stop. Could inattentional blindness be to blame?
On June 9, 2016, York County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Lutz was shot in the face at point-blank range while serving a warrant; this is his story
City Councilman Brandon Scott, the vice chair of the council’s public safety committee, called the incident “unacceptable”
Beavercreek police say the man was shot at around 8 p.m. after waving a rifle-type weapon around inside the store
The Tuesday altercation began as the officer attempted to detain a driver who walked away after being pulled over
Officers Thomas Weigand and Mark Bode stopped an SUV after witnessing the driver change lanes without signaling, in addition to having an illegal window tint
The dog, J.J., bit a boy at Officer Brett Kohlman’s home June 21
Man claimed to be a member of the Italian mob and threatened, “One day you’ll get in this car ... and it’ll explode”
Woman pointed a replica gun at three deputies who had been dispatched to persuade her to leave her perch atop a large rock pile
Trapped in his car after it was rammed by a pickup, the deputy shot and killed the driver as he approached
Medical researcher was arrested last month after police say he pointed a loaded rifle toward a woman and her daughter inside Phoenix’s main airport
The damage caused by the man’s rampage is estimated to be upward of $100K
Other officers at the scene fired at the suspect vehicle as it smashed into several parked police motorcycles
Police responded to the scene Thursday after the woman, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, threatened nearby construction workers
You can certainly pay less for an AR carbine, but they will probably be substantially heavier
Mistaken killing of a man has sparked new debate over how much authority the department’s independent inspector general should have in investigations
Man was shot and killed after he fired at St. Paul police officers who pulled him over on suspicion of carjacking Sunday
Police have asked the city attorney’s office and county prosecutors to explore whether they can legally prohibit civilians from flying drones with cameras over department-owned parking lots
During the search for the gun, an LAPD officer was severely hurt when he was bitten by a police K-9 and had to undergo surgery
Chief announced Friday that the panel found Detective Brett Olsen “acted within policy” when he shot the dog during a search for a missing 3-year-old
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot and killed a man during a gunfight with a wanted parolee
The officers were upgraded from critical to stable condition following the collision
Officer John Lomonico responded to an alarm going off at a residence when the struggle with an armed suspect began
Deputy Joshua LaFave suffered a gunshot wound to his chest, back and shoulder from Andrew Michaelis
The gun locking mechanism broke and the gun fell off
Mayor sat between his police commissioner and one of the department’s most outspoken critics Thursday, trying to ease tensions with minority communities
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