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Even as we remember the past, we consider the present and look toward the future
Suicide touches all demographics and the aftermath touches many lives
We adapted the National Alliance on Mental Illness suggestions for fighting mental health stigma to the unique demands and challenges of being a police officer
We need to energize the public and educate them on how they can do a great deal to prevent these shootings
We must be vigilant in our future response to bomb threats as copycat criminals may emerge from the incident last week in Aurora, Colorado
Bomb squads still working to clear dangerous explosive materials from inside James Holmes’ suburban Denver apartment, which was booby trapped to kill “whoever entered it”
If our vision is obscured or our breathing is labored, our effort to stop the active shooter and rescue victims will be difficult
Gang members said they were going to kill a police officer in retaliation for a fatal officer-involved shooting earlier this week
The man provided the officer with his license and registration, then began acting suspiciously and reaching under the seat
If the suspect stops doing whatever it is that caused the officer to act with deadly force, what difference should it make to the officer if the suspect survives that shooting?
One of two burglary suspects got into a cruiser and drove away as police fired shots
Following the city’s deadliest month in nearly four years, San Francisco’s mayor began to look at policies used by police in other cities
Using the Bilateral Vascular Restraint (BVR), it takes very little pressure to cause the desired result — compliance — in an otherwise noncompliant subject
Can someone just shoot a cop who’s just arrived to their front door?
Lumberton Officer Jeremiah Goodson was off duty when he recognized a homicide suspect outside a gas station
Mark Clark is expected to face a judge Monday afternoon to hear the charges against him
LaTanya Clemmons was sentenced to five years for rendering criminal assistance to the man who drove the getaway car
Woman reported that her husband had beaten her, suspect attacked first officer who came into garage
A free-speech protest turned into a bottle-throwing clash with police
California Highway Patrol officer Tony Stanley was administered medical assistance from the hiker he was called out to rescue
John Leck Jr. remains hospitalized in stable condition with injuries he suffered during the crash, which killed veteran Highway Patrol Officer Brian Lorenzo
Police killed a gunman who opened fire on officers responding to a home invasion
A group of officers hold down a woman while one strikes her several times
Police said the man made aggressive movements toward officers while holding a knife
Officer Tony Stanley was struck while attempting to rescue an injured hiker, who ended up helping save the officer
The younger generation of police officers are becoming interested in competition as a way to “put their skills to the test”
Police said the suspect approached the officer and refused his commands to drop the stick
Agents were pelted by rocks and had a gunman point a weapon in their direction
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