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Sergeant Lou Maldonado of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spoke about how his agency changed the way its cops drive — from seatbelt use to speeds
Two recent incidents remind us about how volatile and unpredictable these calls are; review and share your agency’s domestic disturbance response policy internally
Cops have to make split-second decisions in situations that are tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving
The policy also prohibits frontal shots, except in self-defense or to defend someone else
The Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and Motor Vehicle Administration have created a video encouraging drivers to not text and drive
Chief said suspect was “just blasting away from behind a door” to the bathroom
Police say they found the 22-year-old intoxicated in his truck in an interstate median area
The Police Executive Research Forum recently held a ‘summit’ of law enforcement leaders to discuss current issues regarding use of force
The officer tried for two minutes to talk the man into dropping the gun
Psychological profiling is something we all do on the street to stay alive.
Police shot down a man who fired a gun into a squad car, then took aim at two officers
Officer was fatally wounded in a confrontation with a hit-and-run suspect, who was shot and killed
Suspect’s vehicle hit the squad car and later sideswiped a vehicle, then ran into a cement truck
A law enforcement source said injuries were consistent with self-inflicted wounds
Barrett Brown, 31, was arrested Wednesday night and booked into the Dallas County jail
A 13-year veteran of the department was tracking a LoJack signal emanating from a stolen vehicle
A man with a shaved head delivered a karate-style kick, causing the officer to collapse on the pavement
The deputy was transported to the hospital as a precaution
A pursuit, crash and K-9 deployment ended in man taken into custody
Officer maintained control of his TASER and with the help of his partner, subdued the suspect and took him into custody
Suspect tracked down with help of K-9 unit
Officer took down a gunman who killed six people and ambushed an officer
Dallas Officer Christopher Pasley died of “an apparent accidental discharge”
Dash cam shows a gunman who killed six people at a Wis. Sikh temple last month shoot the first officer on the scene
Highway Patrol officials say Trooper Bobby G. Demuth was struck and killed Saturday morning near Spring Hope
7 of 10 police officers onboard were already in water training for water-rescue certification when boat started sinking
Investigators say when the suspect hit the officer, one round was fired into the suspect’s shoulder
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