Officer Safety
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Dealing with people in crisis is difficult. The only things a police officer can control are the decisions they make and the tactics they use
Instructors can create a safe, engaging and effectual scenario-based force-on-force training environment by following some basic safety protocols
Test your knowledge of fentanyl exposure, protection and treatment
An off-duty police officer and his father — an off-duty firefighter — rescued their next door neighbor from a deadly blaze Monday
The event will be held in honor of law enforcement and the money raised will go to safety equipment grants
Unfortunately, many patrol rifle programs are insufficient in preparing officers to have the confidence and skills to properly and effectively deploy their rifles during stressful engagements
A PWD helps wire the brain by creating and establishing a memory file that will be used in future decision-making (just don’t call it a diary)
Taking care of your magazines is a cheap life insurance policy - take a few minutes to check yours out today
8-year-old Belgian Malinois named MP underwent emergency surgery for three stab wounds and is expected to survive the Saturday incident
Police chief shot a suspect armed with a knife in a confrontation Tuesday
Law enforcement professionals should be aware that this group routinely attracts members who come from difficult lives filled with trauma, parental neglect and, in many cases, serious mental disorders
As an officer waited at a red light, a car careened through the intersection — slamming into two vehicles before striking the cruiser
Agitated Angus cow rampaged through town, tossing a police officer into the air and jumping on a patrol car
Police have arrested two people for operating a drone that came within 800 feet of a police helicopter
Officer Jonathan Key, whose body armor protected him from more serious injuries, has gone home
Officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun he mistook for an assault rifle
Going armed while in soft clothes requires a different mindset than when you are in uniform
Four NYPD officers were injured after a man hurled a child’s bicycle from a fifth-floor balcony during the arrest of a suspect Sunday
A woman died and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured in the early-morning crash Saturday
The fatal shooting of a decorated police officer and a gun battle that wounded seven have underscored what so far has been a violent year in Indianapolis
Officers’ vests “played a key role” in saving their lives
A man opened fire on an arena floor at a Caribbean music festival, wounding at least four people, and two women were injured as the crowd rushed to flee
Man shot and wounded two suburban Denver police officers Saturday night when they went to his residence to check on his welfare
47-year-old Patrolman Jeffrey Westerfield was found early Sunday after a citizen called police and reported an officer bleeding in his car
Veteran Indianapolis officer died after he and another patrolman exchanged gunfire with a suspect in an alley Saturday night
Danny Wire, 59, entered guilty pleas to three felony counts of making bomb threats
State officials plan to redeploy 50 state troopers and public safety officers to help with law enforcement there
Motorcycle officer Dustin Goudschaal was shot after making a traffic stop Monday
Police fatally shot a man Tuesday night after he led state troopers on a pursuit before pulling a gun on an officer
She could have been sent to prison for seven years, but her case became a cause celebre
