Officer Safety
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Before the event of an armed attack, you must prepare your practiced response – the following ‘menu of movements’ can help you survive and win
When the world is watching and crowds are at their worst, make sure your officers are at their best
A take-home vehicle can be a valuable benefit, but you have to recognize that the benefit comes with a cost to officer safety
David Jennings Dawson had been with his department for only two months
Kilgore police officers responded to a reported kidnapping
Police say David Hall appeared to have committed suicide
Part One: The below article is not intended to advocate for or denounce against “dual force” tactics — only to explore some of the positives and negatives of it
Converse County Deputy Bryan Gross, 29, is missing
Some estimates show that Congress codifies more than 50 new criminal offenses a year — who do you figure is going to most often hear about that from our society’s malcontents and miscreants?
Officer Michael Bailey was weeks from retiring when he was shot
You can’t predict where or when you may encounter an active shooter — whether it’s on or off duty — so be prepared always
Officer Matthew Lyons of the Oceanside (Calif.) Police Department is being rightly hailed for his tactically sound — and unflappable — response to a legally-armed citizen
Ultimately, a cop’s got to do what a cop’s got to do, and it appears that that’s exactly what happened in this unfortunate case
The felon who tried to kill a police officer didn’t realize her gun was empty
Louis Gregg, 48, was charged with assault for an incident with police during which he was shot
Daniel Jones, 27, shot the two officers late Monday night
Officer deaths up 14% despite decline in violent crime
At least 40 police officers were searching the area for the suspect
A Chicago cop and his partner were shot while investigating a drug deal
Jim Mathiesen was a 9-year veteran of the Marin County Sheriff’s Dept
Williams’ son was sitting next to his sister’s body, and a large kitchen knife was found on the lawn
A police officer trapped under a collapsed ceiling was rescued by a firefighter
Officer Darrell Campbell had been responding to a “shots fired” call with a fellow officer
Officer Bryan Mitchell Hebert was retrieving road spikes from his trunk when he was killed
Josef Schnabl, 32, had been on the run for nearly a week since police issued warrants for his arrest
