Ambush
The Ambush topic page features safety tips, columnist commentary and the latest news updates on the growing threat of targeted attacks against police officers.
An officer’s decision not to wear his body armor while working at a local fair nearly proved deadly
Of the 285 officers shot in 2019, nearly a quarter of them were policing towns with fewer than 11,000 people
An officer must react quickly to break free from this incapacitating hold
Have a plan, should you come under attack when in a vehicle
Scott Michael Greene was sentenced to consecutive life prison terms in the deaths of Officer Justin Martin and Sgt. Anthony Beminio
The jury’s decision that Eric Frein should die by lethal injection brought a shouted “yes!” from the gallery
The measure would designate July 7 as a day to honor officers in Texas killed in the line of duty
The bullets narrowly missed one of the deputy’s children
Defense lawyer William Ruzzo said Eric Frein tried to emulate his dad but didn’t measure up
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the shooting on Paris’ Champs Elysees that killed a police officer and left two others gravely wounded
Limping to the witness stand, Trooper Alex Douglass testified against Eric Frein, who prosecutors say targeted a police barracks in hopes of sparking a revolution
The 33-year-old college dropout, who eluded capture for nearly seven weeks after the ambush, faces a potential death sentence if he’s convicted
Both victims are expected to survive
We asked street officers and supervisors to weigh in on a number of topics – from use of force to career satisfaction
P1 and LSU’s survey revealed differences in opinion among supervisors and street cops, female and male cops as well as LEOs of different races
Download the full survey results
We’ve gathered key findings in three critical areas: use of force, community relations and the mental health impact of events like Ferguson and Dallas
The issue with rewarding LEOs for showing “great restraint” when it comes to UOF is that it evaluates quality of outcome, not necessarily quality of decision
A total of 3,346 responses from verified sworn LE professionals revealed data that supports two narratives that had heretofore relied heavily on anecdotal evidence
Police said the gun used in the shooting of Assistant Chief Deputy Clinton Greenwood was the same one used by William Kenny to kill himself
Eric Frein was taken to the hospital around 8 a.m.
Eric Frein, an anti-government survivalist and expert marksman, is charged with opening fire at the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania in 2014
A manhunt is still underway for the suspect who killed Assistant Chief Deputy Clinton Greenwood
Last week, Clint Greenwood told officials he felt threatened by a man he’d once targeted in a corruption investigation
“This appears to be a deliberate act, where our deputies were called into an ambush in a violent attempt to take the lives of our law enforcement officers”
The shooting happened Monday night after the detectives pulled into a housing project to monitor a suspicious car
Many officers fail to get the training they need to be truly proficient with their firearms
The attacker baited his trap with an armed robbery call to Sheboygan PD, and was headed for his cover point that held a cache of backup weapons
A study of police ambushes illustrates specific strategies and tactics that could greatly improve your chance of survival during an ambush attack
Once the system is activated, any movement will trigger an alarm sound inside the car, the windows will roll up, the doors will lock and the tail lights will flash
While much of the attention has been focused on foreign terror organizations, it’s important to remember the threats posed by domestic terrorism groups
A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters and medics — in or out of uniform — is moving ahead
The on-duty, undercover detective was injured from glass that shattered as two males opened fire on his patrol vehicle
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