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Police culture has a history of resisting change and sadly, officers have died as a result of falling into a pattern of behavior facilitated by department culture
Propper’s new 4PV armored vest provides greater comfort and protection than a two-panel ‘clamshell’ design
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Federal estimates suggest that 6 percent of criminals commit 70 percent of crimes
Deputies arrived a home Saturday and were met with an angry man holding a shotgun
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A man was sentenced Monday for the 2010 attack that killed Riverside police Officer Ryan Bonaminio
Officer Nelson Vergara served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine and became a one-man army when he was attacked in the Bronx
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Man taken into custody broke out the patrol car window, climbed out and attacked
Sheriff says it “was like Vietnam” as the gunman fired rapidly and repeatedly at authorities
A felon helped hide the man who shot two Spokane deputies Tuesday
A man with an outstanding arrest warrant pulled a gun and shot the driver of the car in which he was a passenger
Ranger Nick Hall was helping to prepare the climbers to be taken from the 14,411-foot Washington state peak when he fell shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday
Police confronted a suspected shoplifter in the parking lot who refused to comply
A suspect on pretrial release for drug charges set off crime spree and pursuit that stretched across much of the county
To really take advantage of your license plate recognition camera, you need to integrate the camera with dedicated LPR software
In certain cases, the FCC’s Narrowbanding mandate will mean the purchase of new radios, which many cash-strapped agencies will struggle to fund
King died Sunday of an apparent drowning at his home
One flown to hospital with serious injuries
Was having personal problems, SWAT team responded; surrendered after talking with negotiators
Authorities said the officer chased Christopher Brown for several blocks through the Baltimore suburb of Woodlawn before pulling him from some bushes and struggling with him
Chief Ron Miller said the department could reduce costs somewhat by going for a time without hiring any new officers
For the past eight years, law enforcement needs in Lubec have been met under a contract with the Washington County Sheriff’s Departmen
Wife of Oceanside’s police chief was involved in a standoff with Cypress police officers in 2010
An Alliance police officer was shot early in the standoff and a trooper was wounded later in the morning
Ex-sergeant is accusing RFK Bridge cops of attacking him after a verbal spat with a toll collector
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