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The first officer on scene at the San Bernardino attack shares his hard-earned lessons from that horrific day
The gunman was ultimately killed by a robot armed with an explosive, so no charges will ever be brought, but this was clearly a hate crime of the worst possible order
The ‘Ferguson effect’ is a trend toward a reactionary model of policing where a proactive approach to crime fighting is significantly limited
Officers spoke to the three occupants of the car, and when trying to detain them, the driver, Randy Paringit, allegedly became violent
Rasheed Gey, 18, was charged Friday with the Feb. 6 killing of Dennis Gore Jr.
Police initially were called to house after receiving report of possible domestic violence
A 26-year-old man convicted of assaulting a state trooper during a drunken-driving arrest last fall was sentenced Wednesday
Allocation of the D-Block of 700 MHz spectrum for the purposes of building a nationwide, interoperable emergency communications network is all but sealed
A jury found 20-year-old Jahmell Crockam guilty Thursday of murder and weapons offenses
Explore application of the OODA loop to the specific actions of an officer and suspect
Ensure an officer’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing is attended to by professionals capable of recognizing and treating every type of trauma
Defense attorney said 16-year police veteran Frank Tepper was punched in the mouth, menaced
Career criminal Michael McBride, 52, wanted for shooting a woman Monday, was killed
A veteran officer of the Scottsdale Police fired one bullet that killed a threatening man
A city councilman wants to forbid the Police Department from pulling the plug on all that electronic communication during the G-8 and NATO summits
As her partner joined her several hours into patrol, then-officer Lucia Wade was looking for things to do
Flags at the 115th Precinct station were lowered to half-staff as fellow officers were told the tragic news
Const. Mike Laurin was out of work for three months and received 14 stitches
Three Colorado State Patrol cadets exhibited potentially troubling symptoms as they completed a January training exercise
No one was hurt, but the high-speed pursuit by Charleston County Sheriff’s sparked discussion and policy review
Jurors heard opening statements in the trial of Cyril Cornelius Williams, charged in the death of Trooper Wesley Brown
The directive states officers cannot “prevent or prohibit” taking of photos or video depicting law enforcement activities in public
Rock throwers set trap on street, hurt police officer
Suspect reportedly rammed officer’s garage door with van
The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives
The 34-year-old officer suffered two punctured lungs and a shattered vertebra
A driver who blocked traffic, threatened to kill a police officer and refused to leave his car for about 45 minutes was arrested Wednesday
A video poking fun at the mishap is set to the same song hacker group ‘Anonymous’ put on the site in the meantime