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Too many cops have been killed or injured attempting to deploy roadside tire deflation devices. This technology is aimed at preventing those deaths
We are targeted in restaurants, in our cars, while on foot patrol, when responding to calls for service, and while protecting large scale events — here are some thoughts on each kind of attack
Here are several considerations to help you ensure First Amendment rights of protesters while also making sure your officers are safe
More than a dozen law enforcement agents responded to the scene
William Lawrence had previous run-ins with Maplewood police officers
Deputy Tony Diaz was killed out of anger and a desire to retaliate, judge said
Fulton County police said the off-duty officer and a woman got into an argument with a group of teens
Jefferson County Constable Tommy Holcomb died in a shooting in a gas station parking lot
Surveillance video shows an assailant wearing a ski mask enter a bank with an assault rifle
ACLU asks ICE to turn over records related to a worksite raid overseen by agent Ezequiel Garcia
A weapon was recovered from a pickup truck
Maplewood City (Mo.) Police officers are investigating an alarming ad posted to Craigslist
Circuit Judge Jack Early sided with a lawyer who said the video’s release would prevent a fair trial
George Rivas, 41, from El Paso, received lethal injection for killing Aubrey Hawkins, a 29-year-old Irving police officer
The second officer, who was not just knocked down, but also dragged between the truck and the pavement, was able to free himself and shoot the suspect
An early morning traffic stop developed into a gunfight
Matthew David Stewart allegedly killed an officer and wounded five others in January
Advocates of two seperate bills pending in the Ohio House of Representatives cite benefits for law enforcement, families
Hackers, activists and supporters can claim allegiance to the group’s freewheeling principles at their convenience, so it’s unclear what impact the arrests will have
One shot struck Officer Thomas Richards’s gun belt, but the bullet was deflected by a spare ammunition magazine
Officer Steven Green died two weeks ago at the hands of Lawrence Wallace Jr., who escaped his handcuffs as he was transported to jail
Sheriff Van Duncan said his officers “acted appropriately” when Jacob Cody Plemmons rammed his truck into a patrol car, pinning two deputies inside
Authorities said Saturday that Hamilton Sgt. Ken Nagy had arranged to meet with Lantych Friday night when the 44-year-old Nagy shot him
11 officers from five agencies evaded injury in the hail of bullets
David Stone said on tape after killing officers he would go to their homes and burn them down
Authorities found Beverly police Officer Jason Lantych shot multiple times
Seventy-five-year-old William Barnes has been incarcerated since Philadelphia police Officer Walter Barclay died
The Washington State Patrol has identified the trooper killed near Port Orchard early Thursday as 44-year old Tony Radulescu
A new handheld device seems to be more science fiction than fact — but ‘tomorrow’ and ‘today’ are sometimes separated by the slimmest margin