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Over time, if occupational stress is not properly managed, officers may experience life-threatening consequences
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The armor maker has developed a cost-effective system to produce steel body armor that provides affordable rifle-rated protection
Group jumping into the already heated disagreement between the BLM and Texas landowners along the border with Oklahoma
An on-duty Franklin County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a wreck late Wednesday
Police and paramedics were trying to help victim when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them
An officer was seriously injured after being struck by a minivan while conducting a traffic stop Thursday
The question of how to better integrate EVOC, DT, PT, firearms, and other training elements is an old one, but it also hasn’t yet been adequately answered
We must create the proper environment in order for officers to visualize the true threat that is ever present and be prepared physically and mentally to prevail
Officer Katie Brown, 28, and former Binghamton Police Officer Christopher Stoeckel were killed after Stoeckel lost control of his motorcycle
Officers weapon, along with six additional firearms, were recovered from the home where a resident gunned down the officer, before the house burst into flames
Cell phone video capturing a deadly encounter between Salinas officers and a suspect wielding a pair of shears has gone viral
Driver and two passengers were able to get out of the vehicle, but were stung 50 to 100 times each, troopers said
Officer who was forced to jump off a bridge as his patrol car came barreling toward him
Officer was stabbed multiple times while attempting to rescue the teen’s grandparents Monday
Excess military material comes at virtually no cost to local law enforcement agencies
A man in his early 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene of the accident
Cop critically injured in an arson fire that killed one officer last month was released from the hospital Monday amid cheers
Eight-year-old girl was riding her scooter just outside of her home May 9 when a car fleeing from police hit a parked car, which then crashed into her
Suspect became aggressive toward the officer during the confrontation, at one point choking him
Florida officer was forced to fire his weapon at a car carrying suspects in a fatal shooting outside a nightclub
Cecily McMillan, who insisted she was innocent, had faced as much as seven years in prison
The incident was the fourth police-involved shooting in the city in a week
NYPD began encouraging pharmacies to use dummy pill bottles fit with tracking devices in 2013
Surveillance video shows girlfriend entering storage unit eight times on the day officer died
Reserve officer Kevin Quick, 45, was found dead days after he was reported missing Feb. 1
No officers where hurt when police say 32-year-old Isaac Vigil opened fire as he was exiting the back seat of a patrol car
Police Week is a memorial service for fallen heroes, a support session for survivors, and a celebratory social event for about 20,000 officers from all over the country
For the third time in two months, Los Angeles police on Wednesday buried one of their own
Police shot and injured a man wielding a gun inside a hospital emergency room Friday morning
Gov. Jay Inslee has blocked the release of a man imprisoned for almost killing a Richland police officer 32 years ago
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