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Jim and Doug discuss four things they identify as the biggest trends of the year
Jim and Doug discuss the need for officers to be vigilant about speech and behaviors that can be warning signs, as well as the various services available to people in crisis
We asked our Facebook and LinkedIn audiences what they’d like to see in the coming year
One officer was killed and and other was critically injured and lost his leg in the collision
She was arrested after several citizens found her swerving all over the road then pulling into her school’s lot
Police can choose the higher caliber .40 or .45 to combat the high caliber weapons on the streets
Officer Brian Johnson apparently shot himself while driving in his marked cruiser
A man entered the department, asked for an officer to come out from behind the partition, and pulled a gun before he was shot
Here’s some of the best things I heard from sessions at this year’s event
Officer Joseph “Shane” Robbins was unresponsive when a medical crew found his cruiser off the road
The suspect abruptly exited his car, got back in and hit the gas, despite the officer standing in front of his vehicle
St. Cloud Detective Clinton Wise and Officer Spencer Endsley narrowly escaped death two years ago
If you still need “proof positive” that tourniquets save lives, perhaps you should go talk with a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing
One can find Liberty Bottleworks aluminum bottles in the big outdoor companies like REI and Sierra Trading Post
A police-involved shooting expert says no two situations are the same and a copy may react differently each time
The gunman shot his live-in girlfriend and 3 other men before police arrived and shot him
Meeting Lt. Brian Murphy was a major highlight during my time at ILEETA 2013
After the Boston marathon bombings, parallel evolution allowed ALL to work together in an effective way — this is something we need to understand and leverage for the future
A teen driver failed to stop at a stop sign, crashing into Officer Douglas Hanna’s truck
Authorities say the 26-year-old Sean Collier was shot and killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
DA’s office states officer was shot multiple times, agencies coordinating investigation
An officer was forced to shoot the man, who had a suicide note in his pocket
A policy e-mail sent to officers prohibited them from wearing their guns during regular visits with the former inmates they supervise
Officer Josh Kenworthy of the Tomah Police describes the day he encountered a multi-state shooting suspect and found himself in a fatal gunfight
Before the call that changed Sergeant Timothy Gramins’ life forever, he typically carried 47 rounds of handgun ammunition on his person while on duty
Chad Peery was paralyzed in 2011 when he tried to neutralize a bar fight; he’d been struggling with rehab ever since
Police have announced that both detectives struggled several minutes with the suspect
He’s being held on a capital murder charge and aggravated assault of a police officer
One occupant of the suspect’s vehicle was ejected from the car and died; both officers are okay
A pregnant woman and an officer are reportedly wounded from a shootout