Officer Safety
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With the current risks posed by exposure to opioid-based substances such as fentanyl, carrying naloxone is an important officer survival strategy
Jim and Doug discuss some of the technologies that have helped improve police work, and what may be on the horizon
A man will be sentenced in federal court Monday in the killing of a border agent in a police sting in which agents lost track of hundreds of guns sold to criminals
Sgt. Tom Smith had asked his superiors to assign the department’s SWAT team to take part in high-risk searches of residences, but was rebuffed
Director of public safety says accounts that officer had been shot during an exchange of gunfire with burglars untrue
Ryan and Alex Collins are brothers and San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies; Alex was wounded by Dorner
I want to host an online discussion which focuses on the following question: What are police agencies, trainers, and individual officers doing differently one year after Dorner?
Missouri State Trooper Cody Dunfee still doesn’t know why his instincts were to lunge at the suspect’s car as it took off
A 20-year-old man upset over a speeding ticket from a state trooper turned to Twitter to threaten to kill the trooper and other officers
Officers were responding to a burglary in progress at a home when suspects in a car drove through closed garage doors and opened fire
The 20-mile chase ended with a crash and the suspect jumping from his rental car
There is a special connection between police dispatchers and police officers
Search crews say the body they believe to be that of Captain Kevin Quick was found in an area of Goochland County
Never think to yourself, “What can possibly happen today? We’re in the middle of a blizzard!”
Family members, friends, co-workers, fellow law enforcers and a community said goodbye Wednesday to Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Cory Wride
Deputy was shot after entering a home with other officers looking for guns and marijuana
A Fla. Deputy is in critical condition after being shot by a gunman at a car dealership
Neither side admitted fault but issued a statement expressing “utmost respect for each other and our respective missions”
8 Los Angeles officers who mistakenly shot at a pickup truck during a manhunt for cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner will be allowed to return to the field
A man who had “cop killer” tattooed across his knuckles shot four officers and led scores more on a sprawling pursuit through NM last October
Judge considers fallen K-9 full officer, sets $1M bond for suspect
Shawn Marcelo Munoz, 31, was arrested in Victorville after allegedly shooting at a deputy in an apparent ambush attempt
Sgt. Jeffrey Baker shot Julie Caudill, 43, in her Ponset Street home when she opened the door holding a handgun
Police searching for missing officer say they have arrested three siblings in connection with the case
