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Your first mission is to ensure you are always aware of your surroundings – even when you are at your own house
Sheriff Deputy William Kelley, 46, was en route to an accident when his cruiser hydroplaned and collided with another car
The driver of the car that struck the police SUV fled the scene on foot but was taken into custody
Officer Bradley Durst, 29, was shot twice — one shot through the neck and another that entered through the right lower abdomen
The driver who hit the police SUV ran from the crash and was caught by Lodi police a short time later
Motorists traveling through the San Bernardino Mountains will now see memorial signs paying tribute to fallen Deputy Jeremiah MacKay
A dash cam video released by New Mexico State Police captured a high-speed pursuit and a violent attack on an officer
Mike Elgas was at Jack in the Box for a quick breakfast when he helped save an officer’s life in a March 21 incident
Police say when officers tried to put suspect in a patrol car; he licked one of their eyes
K-9 unit Officer Jeff Dorn is recovering from leg wounds and his police dog Mick was fatally shot Wednesday
Police attempted to subdue suspect after he resisted being placed in handcuffs and fought the officers. A TASER was deployed multiple times, but did not stop him
An Oregon officer was shot and a K-9 was killed after a suspect with a rifle opened fire during a traffic stop
The deputy returned fire but missed the suspect, who fled in a vehicle
2 firefighters and 1 police officer were injured
The number of shootings in NYC has increased during the past several weeks after months of declines
The federal agency is condemning threats of violence against officers in anti-police fliers that have surfaced in the city
A Wis. deputy died Monday, after succumbing to complications stemming from a gunshot wound he received in a shootout with a suspect in 1991
Suspect had stopped working and sleeping, and had begun talking to imaginary people
A suspected bank robber died in a hail of bullets during a midday shootout Monday
Officer Brendan Zeimet was shot by 30-year-old Aaron Edward Scott on April 1 as he approached the suspect’s vehicle
Hundreds of people flocked to Dinkytown and poured out of University of Minnesota-area bars after the game
A state trooper talked a motorist into surrendering after the driver led authorities on a pursuit through two counties
Dozens of fellow officers, family and friends paid their respects Sunday to NYPD housing officer Dennis Guerra
Dash cam captured the moment when a Texas officer narrowly avoided being struck by a motorcycle during a traffic stop
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