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Whenever agents, detectives, and officers are brought together from local, state and federal agencies, there are inherent difficulties that need to be addressed from the beginning
Law enforcement leaders are now faced with seemingly impossible tasks, and yet they are accomplishing those things despite difficult conditions
Using cover can save your life, so you owe it to yourself to be well-trained in its use
While you don’t gain any added concealment with the grip length unchanged, you also don’t lose any rounds for when the fight is on
A training concept taught for a decade is still unfamiliar to many officers and agencies
Police officer stress is the silent, ever-present killer — here are some easy ways to defeat it
Officer Jason Allen was shot 5 times as he sat in his patrol car
Officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries
The thermal moldable grip system is unlike any other
The officer had arrested the suspect after finding 5 bricks of cocaine in his car
11 officers from 9 different states have been killed
Carrying two shotguns, the suspect told his brother by phone that he would kill as many deputies as possible
The first two weeks of 2010 have left 11 officers dead
Every so often, the next big thing really is big, in part because it also gets back to the basics
Michael Smith may have used a perch in an upstairs bedroom to fatally shoot Trooper Paul Richey in the neck
The court ruled that the officers did not use excessive force during a domestic dispute
Officer Craig Story died in a fiery collision with a bus
Two people were killed when Jessie James Warren opened fire
The Street Leadership Course presented by Illinois State Police Academy (ISPA) has new sergeants working with pencils, pistols, and a giant model train set
Police officers need to prepare to tactically resolve a mass hostage siege
The suspect was convicted of shooting Windsor Officer Thomas Rettig
A local police union offered a $10,000 reward for the suspect
Conventional marksmanship training has little to do with winning a gunfight
Budget cuts are a fact of life — and cuts will undoubtedly affect your firearms training
Rep. Maxine Waters claims that Inglewood police have a ‘vague’ use-of-force policy
In the past, when officers faced suspects who said, “I have a bomb!” many of those cops would think to themselves, “Yeah, right! Let’s see it.” Those days are over.
Tight budgets are preventing courthouses from ensuring top security
Only 20% of HPD officers are bilingual in a city of global dialects