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These brave officers stopped the assault and prevented further tragedy
Training, strategy and ballistic armor are vital tools to help officers prevent and survive surprise attacks
Beware of false certification claims and know how to verify that armor has passed the full battery of certification testing before making a purchase
Police searching for missing officer say they have arrested three siblings in connection with the case
A 6-foot-3, 250-pound naked man died after being shot by a sergeant when he attacked a former police officer, chased a man and his young son and bit a man on the face
Being armed can make the difference in dangerous situations, as I learned on spring break
These two brave officers left us a message we must discuss in order for us to prevent future tragedies
Despite the loss of her husband, Sgt. Cory Wride, Nanette Wride has already been out comforting others
The next Chris Dorner may already be out there plotting — what are you doing to prepare?
Whether or not you’re part of a SWAT team, at some point all LEOs — from narcotics to investigations to patrol — enter structures with the intent to locate suspects
Lack of education and training on both SWAT and K-9 elements can paralyze and frustrate the members of a combined group
In many cases, only 10 percent of all the money raised goes to help officers and firefighters hurt in the line of duty
Suspect attempted to run over officer after being stopped in relation to a hit-and-run accident
Christine Lacy, whose husband killed two police officers in her house before authorities destroyed it trying to find him, has sued the city of St. Petersburg
Police suspect foul play in his disappearance
Prisoner stole an officer’s unmarked vehicle Sunday when she was left in it and slipped out of her handcuffs
Percy Lee House III, 52, had been missing since Friday morning
Police have not determined whether the death was accidental or intentional
Defendant threw a chair at a prosecutor and LAPD detective in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom
The gunman lied so convincingly to VA doctors that they concluded he had no mental health issues despite serious problems and encounters with police
The head of the TSA said his agency has officially rejected arming officers in response to a November attack at LAX
Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto says Rocco served the city faithfully and “paid the ultimate price in the line of duty”
A man with a rifle shot and killed a deputy along a highway and wounded another deputy during a pursuit that stretched over 50 miles
The department received 130 vest enhancers, which will better keep them cool and dry and will cushion blunt force trauma
William Senne pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the crash that left Ellen Engelhardt brain damaged until her death
John L. Rush is accused of attacking K-9, Rocco, with a pocket knife, stabbing his handler, Officer Philip Lerza, in the shoulder, and hurting two other officers
Police say an off-duty police officer has shot and killed his son as the son fatally stabbed his mother at their Md. home
The 22 homicides in Baltimore in 2014 are double the number at this time last year
K-9 was stabbed in the back and two officers were injured while trying to apprehend a man wanted for a home invasion
More than 200 people packed into Chapel of the Chimes in Hayward, Calif., to view the body of Sgt. Tom Smith
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