Officer Safety
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Ongoing exposure to trauma can often affect a person’s ability to function both in their personal and professional life
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After this officer’s squad car was swept away in flood waters, he drew all his strength from within to survive
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An airborne pick-up truck nearly hit two sheriff’s deputies and a state trooper
Six officers suffered minor injuries in the scuffle
Four LAPD officers were taken to the hospital with conditions categorized as “serious, but not life-threatening”
Two men watching the brawl quickly jumped in to restrain the subject, who was reaching for the officer’s gun
A Waverly man is in the Bradford County Jail after he resisted arrest early Saturday morning, injuring police officers in Sayre Borough
A case against one of the two men charged in the fatal shooting of Norfolk police officer Victor Decker was dropped this morning
An Arkansas officer was killed Monday in a three-vehicle collision
The Rapid Deployment Shield is light weight, collapsible, and ideal for fitting in your squad and other tight spaces
Four rounds fired at close range from a beanbag shotgun did nothing to stop the advance of a man who threatened NM police with a hammer in early December
Practicing weapons manipulation on a regular basis is a critical tactical refresher
Reserve officer Paul Dial was on patrol late Wednesday night when his squad car was hit by an SUV. He was trapped inside when the squad burst into flames
What started as a single arrest for a drug-related bench warrant turned into an hour-long crime spree
Fire Chief Andy Martin and his brother Tommy Martin were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted sheriffs at the scene of a crash
Detective Sean McKenzie, 41, died after being involved in an accident along State Route 347
The man Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts termed “Public Enemy No. 1" turned himself in at police headquarters Sunday, ending a two-day manhunt
Thousands of Los Angeles International Airport workers had no idea what to do when a gunman opened fire last year in a terminal because they were inadequately trained
Arson detectives and fire marshals have been waiting to enter the basements to examine meters, check pipes and inspect any possible ignition sources
Somebody approached his personal vehicle and opened fire, hitting him several times in the upper body
A Pa. man wearing only shoes and underpants smashed the windows on 14 patrol cars and attacked the station house door
Lt. Chris Blaszak has been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer
S.C. officer lost control of his vehicle which then struck the median and rolled
Digging through debris will be vital to finding any survivors, recovering remains and learning what caused the deadly Harlem explosion
Judge will decide whether to go along with a jury recommendation that Dontae Morris be sentenced to death for the murders of officers Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab
An off-duty Chicago officer on his way home from work was killed early Friday morning when his car was struck by a van that had been fleeing police
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