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Cops are dying by their own hand and many suffer in silence for fear of the stigma they may face from their department
Individual skills qualify a person for SWAT, but the ability to operate within a team during high-risk operations is what makes a person become SWAT
Officers train together to manage violence, discuss the latest tactics and have a commitment to ensure they all go home, but rarely discuss their mental health
Identifying and assessing tactical lessons learned from local, national and international incidents is critical to improving individual, group, and organizational performance
The shooting set off a massive hunt for the gunman
A fire ignited in the trunk of an unmarked patrol car July 4
A Toledo police lieutenant was shot in the head as he entered the home of an elderly woman who called 911 about a possible burglar
A high-speed pursuit of a vehicle linked to a shooting ended with an abrupt crash
No matter how many times you respond to a particular alarm you must try to conjure up the sense that this is the real thing this time
There is not a single reason to believe that we’re impervious to terrorist attacks like those which rocked our friends in England seven years ago tomorrow
When users begin video recording, the screen goes black, as if the device is off
Residents who made a video condemning officer-involved shootings in Rockford, Ill., say they ‘didn’t mean to cause trouble’
An MTA officer fatally shot a man before he could strike again
As I sat outside the courtroom awaiting my turn to be questioned in front of the Grand Jury, a million things ran through my mind
On a daily and nightly basis, American LEOs risk life and limb for the preservation of our citizenry’s unalienable rights
The suspect crashed through the fence of a house on a nearby corner
Police chief said the suspect pointed a weapon at the officer before the shooting
What was supposed to be a well-earned lunch turned into an unexpected gunfight
NYPD Officer Nelson Vergara was off duty when he took two bullets and still managed to nab the suspect
Officer fatalities this year are 44 percent lower than the previous 12-month period
We must shoot drills to enhance and refine skills before we test these skills with scenario-based training
Driven by demons, attack was ‘some kind of manic episode’
Part Two: The exploring officer takes responsibility for the strategic choices of routes and objectives on his journey into the unknown
Part One: We recognize opposites — day as compared to night, happy compared to sad, failure versus success, peace as opposed to war, and safety counter to danger
Two people were arrested after officials said a deputy was shot in his stomach Tuesday night
Two Massachusetts state police cruisers have been struck by other vehicles in separate overnight highway crashes