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As public safety professionals, we tend to do a really great job of helping and comforting others in times of need
Mental health struggles and stress remain among the most prevalent yet unacknowledged issues in policing
Regular ongoing practice increases proficiency, muscle memory and performance under stress
49-year-old Richard Plotts was arraigned late Saturday at his hospital bedside after emerging from sedation
The suspect drove away from the scene after crashing into an SUV, injuring the driver inside
After driving around two sets of stop sticks, a deputy performed a PIT maneuver and was quickly met with gunshots from the suspect
The latest generation of telematics technologies allows police agencies to not only remediate problems, but reward those setting the best examples for safety
Officer Jeffrey Westerfield was killed as he sat in his patrol car July 6
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said a “full deployment of military resources” to the U.S.-Mexico border is needed to address the illegal-immigration issues he witnessed
The mother told officers her son had a habit of unlocking doors and running out whenever he got the the chance
25-year-old Escondido police officer was shot to death by her husband after a confrontation in their home
A man who authorities say fatally shot a caseworker at a hospital complex near Philadelphia and was then shot by his psychiatrist remains in critical condition
A doctor who was grazed by gunfire from a patient in his office Thursday helped stop him by returning fire with his own weapon and severely injuring him
The city of Albuquerque has agreed to let both a court and an independent monitor oversee reform of its troubled police department
Our training should be designed to simulate — as closely as possible — real-life encounters
Prosecutors in Central California have obtained an arrest warrant for a tuberculosis patient who they say is contagious and has refused treatment
As the officer started to place the suspect under arrest, he began fighting the cop and reentered his vehicle – dragging the officer for a few feet as he sped off
Gun was used to kill Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Officer Sean Collier while the Tsarnaevs were being sought
The cellphone video shows a police officer with an arm around the suspect’s neck as he struggles to arrest him
Officers got calls Wednesday about a man walking in and out of traffic carrying the sword and occasionally swiping at cars
On Wednesday, a 4-year-old Shiloh Shepard thanked the child that saved its life in May
A sheriff’s deputy reported “shots fired” from the suspects after he spotted a carjacked blue Subaru Outback heading up Mount Vernon Canyon
Craigslist is becoming a popular place for criminals to lurk, so South Florida police agencies are opening their doors to online buyers and sellers
Agent Clint Lund fired three shots at the man in a hospital lobby after he refused to drop his weapons
Police were searching Moreno Valley late Tuesday for one or two suspects after a deputy responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call was injured
Stolen car collided with a fire truck, injuring a firefighter and two others, Tuesday night
Syracuse city police officer was looking at the computer inside his patrol car when he ran a red light and collided with an unmarked police vehicle
29-year-old capital murder suspect had been spraying bullets toward officers who were outside the house in the town of La Joya
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