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A man who tried to run over officers after a motel robbery was shot to death by police
Officers responded to at least 27 incidents, starting at 3:30 p.m. Friday
Safety advocates claimed the position of the fuel tank made the car more likely to burst into flames when struck from behind
The daytime bash known as “Deltopia” is a well-known happening the first weekend of spring quarter in the community next to UC Santa Barbara
A day after blinking in a showdown on the range, federal land managers pledged to pursue efforts to resolve a conflict with a rancher who has refused to pay grazing fees for 20 years
An Occupy Wall Street activist charged with assaulting a police officer went on trial Friday in one of few still-lingering criminal cases that sprang from the protest movement
A 16-year-old boy accused of setting a mattress fire that led to the death of a veteran police officer was indicted on a murder charge on Friday
Federal land managers say “escalating tensions” led them to release all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land in southern Nevada
Police have temporarily suspended most pursuits after a girl was killed Wednesday night by a man fleeing from a traffic stop
The man pointed the gun at himself as officers arrived and shouted suicidal threats
Commanders have “significantly reduced” testing standards for recruits, threatening the public’s safety, the president of the Dallas Police Association said Thursday
The NYPD issued new guidelines late Wednesday for officers responding to fires in elevator buildings following the death of Officer Dennis Guerra
An officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds while responding to a domestic disturbance late Thursday night
Officers in the Johnstown Police Department’s K9 unit are their dog’s partners, friends and — in some unfortunate situations — their doctors, too
Troopers were treated for minor injuries
Chief justice says prosecutors offered potentially inflammatory evidence against man sentenced for killing three Pittsburgh officers and should have been reined in by the judge overseeing the case
Mental health advocates say violent confrontations occur regularly between people with untreated mental illness and officers who often aren’t equipped to deal with them
A cell phone video capturing an Illinois officer involved in a violent struggle with a suspect has gone viral
Police have had to escort people off Idaho Officer Tarek Hassani’s property since the shooting
Suspect had been licensed to work as a security guard and to carry a firearm, and had even once applied to become a Los Angeles police officer
The incident has also opened up — again — a call by the police union for officers to be issued stun guns
A newly released dash cam video captured the moment when an Oklahoma officer narrowly avoided being struck by a driver
An officer critically injured while responding to a fire in the hallway of a Brooklyn apartment building died Wednesday
Judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of late Officer Ciara McDermott against state police, ruling that her 2005 slaying by her former boyfriend, a suspended trooper, “was not foreseeable”
No serious injuries were reported, although several ambulances were called from surrounding towns to transport injured students
Video footage from the officers’ squad car dashboard camera shows the car engulfed in flames. Seconds later, the two officers are seen hustling toward it
A man from upstate New York State led NM state police on an 8-minute chase in the wrong direction on Interstate 25
A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot a burglary suspect dead in a confrontation Monday afternoon
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