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What do you get when you ask 1,500 cops what drives them nuts about body armor?
The Multiple Grenade Launcher – Less Than Lethal (MGL-LTL), six-round launcher can put a variety of 40mm less lethal munitions downrange with superior accuracy
These five keys will help you prevent an incident from spiraling out of control
If you want to know what terrorists will do, look at what they have historically done. They shoot, they bomb, they kidnap!
Deputy Joe Leeds took four rounds center-mass from a gunman’s .22
Gunman fired 10 shots at two plainclothes cops, critically wounding one
Review and learn from this list of errors that have killed experienced police officers
Remained in critical condition under heavy sedation and will probably need more surgery this week
When the man refused to drop the weapon, an officer fired, striking the man multiple times
Top aides warn leaders that heat will be intense if violence continues
Sgt. Tony Wallace and Officer Matt Tokuoka were ambushed by a 45-year-old Hoonah resident identified as John Marvin Jr.
The shooting leaves the town of Hoonah, population 800, with just one officer
A Fremont police officer underwent surgery late Friday — a Bay Area blood drive may help him survive
After Ortiz allegedly told the friend about his homicidal plans, that friend alerted the bureau, prompting an investigation
When a rally can become a riot, police officers are the men and women in the middle, protecting demonstrators’ right to assemble and maintaining peace in the community
While PWCs will never meet the needs of every department or every scenario, they are proven to be effective as maritime patrol vessels
Classes give officers insight on how to keep an interaction safe with a person having a PTSD flashback
Patrick Gray Sharp, 29, once worked as a jailer and security guard
The officer’s blood test wasn’t done properly after the accident, which killed a motorcyclist
One said he had disrespected his faith and was irredeemable for choosing the life of a thug, robber and killer
The suspect flipped him onto his back and fell on top of him, breaking three ribs and bruising his lung
Luna County Sheriff’s Capt. Arturo Baeza once walked away from a totaled vehicle: ‘Thank God I had my seatbelt on,’ he said
House fire was the largest single-event loss of life in the 89-year history of the Wash. State Patrol