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As officers entered a home to serve an involuntary commitment order, the woman opened fire, hitting an officer and forcing others to take cover
Based on evidence at the scene, police believe the suspect may have lured officers to the home in order to ambush them
The suspect is also accused of spitting on an officer who tried to place him inside a police vehicle
Two deputies were reported to be in serious condition, while the third deputy is in good condition
Lead sponsor Majority Leader Tom Takubo clarified that the measure only applies to specific situations
The suspect was able to get inside and take control of the cruiser with access to weapons, including a rifle
Two state troopers in the agency’s motorcycle unit have died since 2015
The officer pulled the man over after he ran a stop sign and failed to signal a turn
The widow of one of the deputies said the ballistic shields could have saved her husband last year
A GoFundMe page for the family has raised nearly $220K after the officer and her daughter died from their injuries
EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement
The AG’s office has never found an officer-involved shooting in Maine to be unjustified
SWAT officers, Alabama DOC tracking dogs and a helicopter were deployed to the scene after the man fled into a wooded area
The plight of two LE professionals who both died of duty-related melanomas highlights the inequities in workplace protections afforded to those who protect both humans and our natural resources
The union that represents LAPD officers blasted it as “irresponsible,” warning it will invite harm toward public officials and those attending City Council meetings
It will now be a violation for an officer to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04% or higher while armed
There are moments in police history that can never be forgotten; January 12, 1998, is one of those moments
In 2022, 64 officers were shot and killed in firearms-related incidents, according to NLEOMF’s report
“My assessment of how members of the LE community are feeling after this tragedy is that they are very sad ... and very pissed that it happened,” a chief said
The deputy was shot in the leg last year after a suspect put a stranglehold around her neck and her weapon went off
The department will send more than 100 officers to high-crime districts for a 30-day cycle of coverage that will last for several weeks
Colleagues, friends and family members have questioned why the suspect wasn’t behind bars under the state’s “three strikes” law
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will be holding its Law Enforcement Officers Firearms Survival Summit on Jan. 31, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams said he picked Keechant Sewell in part because of her compassion and emotional intelligence
The suspect “specifically traveled to New York from Maine in order to begin carrying out his crimes of murder of government officials”
Many swatting calls were reported across the state during 2022, including a false report of an active shooter that sent hundreds of students into lockdown
Corporal Lance Thomas and his family lost their home and all of their belongings when a space heater overturned, causing a bed to catch fire
Trevor Bickford landed on law enforcement radar earlier in December after family members reported his radicalization
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