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Sometimes acute stress puts us on our back immediately, whereas at other times, stress hurts us a little at a time
Depression is a well-studied condition that has tested and effective therapeutic modalities
Using philosophies similar to those of the NTSB, approximately 200 Domestic Violence Fatality Review teams have been formed since the 1990s
Corrections officer was attempting to move inmate for being disruptive when the incident occurred
Officer spent 45 minutes battling the surf and keeping a teen’s head above 50-degree water
Deputy Jaron Fountain crashed into a ditch while responding to a burglary in progress that was discovered to be false
20-year-old Matthew Michael Lee McMahon activated a red and blue light Monday while driving behind an unmarked sheriff’s car
Efforts to change the way officers approach animals have emerged as lawsuits have chipped away at law enforcement agencies
A massive manhunt for a heavily armed man in a helmet and body armor, suspected of stealing cruiser before abandoning it, ended last night
Judge John C. Murphy and assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock got involved in an aggravated exchange of words Monday when the confrontation got physical
Interim Chief Harry Bailey has reversed a finding that an officer used excessive force when he stepped on the head of a handcuffed man in 2010
High school officer died after an apparent heart attack a few hours after breaking up a fight between students
The advocates’ actions in restaurants and other public places have prompted public criticism
The cadet and the trooper were at the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office shooting range when the incident occured
Online reports say Trooper Michael Trotta was listed in stable condition Monday morning
Woman who approached an officer from behind and used a knife to cut his throat has been acquitted by a jury of an attempted murder charge
Disorderly conduct charge was dropped and the assault charge was reduced to a misdemeanor under terms of a plea agreement for the 2010 incident
Officer was shot during a response to a domestic violence call in a home early Monday
14-year-old male driving the car had taken the vehicle from his grandfather
Police officers were issued a new training bulletin Friday, ordering them not to enter a building that’s on fire to rescue people inside
Most rookies are fit, but no police agency in the state requires they stay that way
Officers came to the hotel Friday evening to investigate a report that the 33-year-old singer had inappropriately touched a woman at the bar
Officer entered the car through the driver’s side door and tried to stop suspect, who then drove off with the officer still in the vehicle
Bay Area Rapid Transit Detective Michael Maes shot BART police Sgt. Tom Smith on Jan. 21 as the two searched an apartment
Almond Upton admitted to police that he deliberately swerved his pickup truck from the left passing lane to the right shoulder to hit Trooper Christopher Skinner
Officer K.J. Barefoot, 31, was taken to WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh for treatment of the leg wound and later released
A school resource officer mistakenly left his loaded pistol in a locked staff restroom at a school
Trooper Christopher G. Skinner was hit by the suspect while conducting a traffic stop Thursday
9-year-old girl’s foot was trapped under a rock
