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There is one very significant yet simple takeaway from this incident which requires our attention and consideration: shot doesn’t equal dead — the will to win is a potentially life-saving force
Police officers must train on the skills and abilities that can help win an off-duty or non-uniform deadly encounter
The use of AEDs by police officers is increasingly common
In Chicago, forty people were shot in a span of 59 hours between April 18-20 in 2008; not one has faced charges (Part 3)
Part 1 of 3: Forty people were shot in a span of 59 hours between April 18-20 in 2008; two years later, none have faced charges
Program features annual physical fitness tests and financial incentives to stay in shape
Lake County sheriff’s deputy once accidentally shot herself while removing gun from her squad’s trunk
Police went to a home in Somerville after a man called to say his girlfriend had lunged at him with a knife and tried to set his clothes on fire
It’s common to encounter a citizen following concealed carry laws is significant. How can you tell when CCW starts to become suspicious?
The cop shot one of the suspects and SWAT officers captured two others in a nearby building
Police Limit Comic is a politically-motivated, pro-law enforcement comic strip, topical in its writing and unapologetically blunt
SurvivalStrap enables you to carry with you, at all times, a length of 550lb.-test paracord
The injured cop was grazed in the head by a bullet and rushed to the hospital
87 cops have died in the line of duty this year, compared to 61 at this point last year
Officer Jennifer Moore looked Aaron Lopez, the man who attempted to kill her during a 2008 traffic stop, directly in the eye and asked a judge to give him the maximum sentence.
Sir Robert Peel rightly said, “Police are the public and public are the police” ... particularly when you’re struggling with a suspect and need a citizen’s assistance
Shooter fired from a high-rise building in West Oakland during a routine police stop
Suspect opened fire on 2 California Highway Patrol officers during I-580 traffic stop
Nicholas Smit is tied to seven other attacks on Hemet police, including several attempted booby traps
Suspect advanced ‘aggressively’ on officers with a 4-foot-long Japanese-style blade
Follow these reminders to lessen the risk to your family, property and self
Drank for one hour inside a 7-11 and then pointed a gun at police
The car allegedly contained drugs and nearly hit a bicycle cop during the incident
Struck-by incidents are the second leading cause of accidental deaths to law enforcement
Arrested for assaulting police officers with intent to commit murder
