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Situations can cause immense levels of stress and, over the years, can take a significant toll on an officer’s physical and mental well-being
Jim and Doug offer thoughts on whether or not there’s an increase in such events
Yoga allows people to increase their ability to focus and problem-solve, gives them heightened situational awareness, and helps them make intelligent gut reactions to situations
A counterpoint to Chuck Remsberg’s thought-provoking article on tactical loitering
The officer was allegedly attacked by the suspect and killed, 2 more were wounded
Despite multiple wounds, officer alerted dispatch, then drove himself to hospital
Criminals enjoy home field advantage in their ‘hoods, so gang units need tactics to negate this
The bank robber was shot in each leg after he entered a bank with a sawed off shotgun demanding money
The officer’s body cam recorded the entire incident
Officer Rod Bradway was killed after he busted into a home, hearing a woman screaming for help
A driver who may have fallen asleep at the wheel crashed into his squad head-on
An officer fired, hitting both of the stolen car’s occupants, after the driver repeated rammed vehicles to escape
Donald Martin drove his tractor over bare ground so the mower would fling rocks at neighbors and a responding officer
More than two-thirds of all preventable police officer deaths are due to hemorrhaging – here’s a kit to stop the bleeding
Increasingly, Troy police are encountering pellet guns. Combined with the growing number of real guns, officers don’t know what to expect
The officer was praised for not returning fire when it would have been justified to shoot back
The man was angry about the way a robbery complaint he made was handled, and wanted to hurt the first officer he saw
Officer Jamie Buenting, 37, was hit by a single gunshot Friday morning from a suspect holed up inside a home
David Allford died in a single-vehicle crash while responding to assist a fellow officer with an arrest
The stacking entry method serves as a metaphor for what we need to do for each other on a daily basis
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) offers an eight-page roundup of pertinent cases to date and a list of suggested guidelines to help officers, trainers, and administrators with the issue
Dakin Burgess fled police for 3 hours, shooting 2 troopers before shooting himself and crashing his vehicle
Angry campers swung at officers at kicked at the station’s door; 4 were arrested for the disturbance
Aaron Terrazas, 34, is recovering in intensive care; Melvin McKinney surrendered and exited the motel unharmed
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