Officer Safety
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We need to take our equipment and training to the next level in order to be a step above everyone else when it comes to our rifle skills
Given the current climate of anti-cop rhetoric and increase in violent attacks on police, the findings and recommendations in the NLEOMF/COPS Office report should be taken to heart
These officers and agencies go above and beyond in myriad ways to serve and protect their communities
A poem remembering fallen officers sung to the music of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen
Withholding IDs justified in face of threats
Key Biscayne Officer Nelia Real was shot in the neck, 2 other officers also injured
A female Key Biscayne police officer, believed to have been shot in the neck, was rushed to a nearby hospital
When trained thoroughly, mentally, physically, and visually in true reactive shooting, there is no difference between ‘offensive’ and ‘defensive’ shooting
One of the most discussed changes has been the switch from the original gas tube system to that of an external piston to cycle the action
Sacrificing your safety for the sake of comfort, cutting corners, saving time, or going fast simply because you can will not assist you in performing you duties
For more than forty years it has been wrongly alleged that Officer James Pence placed spent casings into his jacket pocket during the gunfight
Roughly 88 percent of people are right handed — smoking, wristwatch position, and moving of objects will help you determine which is the dominant hand
Gunfire, shouts of profanity are heard
Thirteen arrested in sweep; agents hospitalized in stable condition
Man fled after ‘blindside’ attack on a female officer
Says his rights were violated; suing individual officers and guard, not employers
Despite budget cuts, this year was the second-most-highly attended, with around 800 participants
Broomfield police arrested Officer Christian Dale McCracken, 32, just after midnight Saturday
Circuit judge handed down what the officer called an “insulting” and “lenient” sentence to the convicted 25-year-old gunman
UASs may have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 or be smaller than a radio-controlled model, but a pilot on the ground is always in charge of operations
Man accused of killing Officer Ryan Bonaminio after the officer slipped and fell
Larchmont Sgt. says captain’s son was the only one who made it out
The Occupy movement was relatively dormant though the winter, but now that spring has sprung, we can be assured that these events will be back — and possibly back with a vengeance