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How public safety officials can prepare faith-based groups for the commonplace and out-of-the-ordinary incidents that might befall citizens in their houses of worship
With 2020 about to commence, Jim and Doug reflect on some of the topics that rose above the rest in the past 12 months
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
When the attacks were over, eight attackers were dead — seven of them in suicide explosions
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
The threatening posts showed up on the anonymous location-based messaging app Yik Yak
The posts were widely disseminated across the Internet and local media
Oregon law says community colleges can’t employ armed officers, but they can contract with police agencies
Resilience is all about positive mindset, mindfulness, a winning spirit, and keeping things in perspective
Dispatchers prioritized the call as a burglary, but officers were tied up on other calls
No one was reported hurt, and officers had the man contained inside a building
Authorities have released few details about the shootings that happened Saturday in broad daylight
Authorities were searching for a suspected gunman
Man armed with a rifle marched down a city street Saturday and shot and killed three people in broad daylight
Tucson police officers have deployed life-saving gear from their new IFAK kits approximately 140 times in the span of nearly two-years, and the bottom line is that Tucson’s IFAKs are saving lives
The mental toll taken on a police department after a mass casualty incident can be catastrophic, which is why its important to prepare prior to an incident
Warning signs of violence are often communicated in advance but not all young people know what to do with the information
Newly released bodycam footage shows the aftermath of a shooting that left four injured and one dead
The judge ruled that city police must return the gun unless it could prove within 45 days that it was still evidence
The woman told authorities she was playing a joke
The business did not notify authorities of the practice drill
Suspect told troopers that his actions were a demonstration against gun violence
The university opposes any legislation that would allow legal carry of concealed weapons inside university buildings
The classes are eight hours, with time being divided between classroom lecture and range practice
After shootings nationwide, some departments are focusing efforts on how to quickly and safely end mass casualty incidents
One of three Northern Arizona University fraternity members wounded in a campus shooting had never met the student suspected of opening fire
Public college and university campuses across the country are required by federal law to have a plan in place to deal with massacres
Douglas County sheriff said that his position on gun control had not shifted
At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded at Umpqua Community College
Work with your communities to educate them on their role in preventing (and responding to) active killer incidents — and review your own training to ensure you are confident in your response plan
Listen to the radio transmissions between responders and dispatch during response to shooting at the Umpqua Community College
Constant updates from a PIO reduces speculation and uncertainty, which is important for those with loved ones involved
The sheriff said the gunman was killed during an exchange of gunfire with officers