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A Metro Nashville Police Department officer was killed when he was struck by a motorhome Saturday
Master Sgt. John Collum, 56, was investigating a prowler when he was struck by a car
A Jackson County sheriff’s deputy was shot two times while responding to a report of a suspicious person
Officers were transported to a hospital, where one is in serious condition and the other is in good condition
Driver of the SUV was a friend of the man being pursued
Driver is the father of a person of interest in the shooting that took place May 7
A state trooper was shot and a suspect was killed after the trooper stopped to help a motorist Thursday
Video captures the fatal Nov. 4 shooting of a suspect holding a knife after officers deploy a TASER multiple times
A 93-year-old Central Texas woman was fatally shot at her home by a police officer when after she allegedly brandished a gun
Long Island police departments are facing a shortage in federal funding for ballistic vests, just as demand for the lifesaving piece of equipment surges
A report of gunfire and screams from a home on Deer Run Trail Monday that prompted a heavy police response turned out to be bogus
A deputy who was shot in the chest while serving eviction papers was saved by his ballistic vest
After a nearly five-hour standoff with a mountain lion, wardens ended up trapping and tranquilizing the big cat
Man barricaded himself inside an Albuquerque home, reportedly threatening his wife and their two children with a gun
Struggle between an intoxicated suspect and an officer is under review by the Springfield Police Department
Incident drew a response from nearly 20 officers from the State Police, Los Lunas Police Department and the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office
Police and fire officials are grappling with how to respond, as the questionable legality of the process has made it difficult to punish amateur chemists
An off-duty officer was shot three times in his home during a domestic dispute Monday
Officers were called to investigate reports by a woman that her brother was having a mental breakdown
Former Indiana and NFL wide receiver James Hardy III resisted, causing minor injuries to three police officers
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Albuquerque officer shot Armand Martin after he came out of his home firing two handguns Saturday
Officers in Riverside were unaware that Dorner had just opened fire on 2 LAPD officers in a neighboring city just minutes before they themselves were ambushed
An officer with the Eatonton Police department died Sunday during the arrest of two suspects that were fighting
An off-duty officer was killed after being shot multiple times outside a tattoo parlor Sunday
Officer shot armed suspect Saturday after he tried to rob the officer of his cell phone
The man who stabbed 2 officers Thursday had schizophrenia and had been contacted numerous times in the past by police
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