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.
How to assess whether the threat you are focusing on is less than the threat from your surroundings
Officers have no idea what they will find when they respond to a call from a man asking that an officer be sent to shoot and kill him
The stealth approach can turn you into one who surprises rather than one who is surprised
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
From Jan. 1 through Dec. 28, 135 officers lost their lives
Jim and Doug discuss four things they identify as the biggest trends of the year
We asked our Facebook and LinkedIn audiences what they’d like to see in the coming year
Four police were killed Tuesday in an exchange of fire with wanted men in a province where assailants had killed 10 people in a series of ambushes earlier this week
Seven members of the security forces, two local civilians and a Canadian tourist were killed
The attacks began when a suspect opened fire on officers who were responding to reports of a house fire
Although 2016 line of duty deaths related to gunfire are up more than 70 percent, it’s important to provide some context
Because of the nature of policing in a free society, police officers are highly visible and accessible, by design, 24 hours a day
Jim and Doug discuss this troubling trend
Police were responding to a call when a suspect opened fire
Brown will start Jan. 1 as a contributor on topics such as economic inequality, gun violence, race relations, policing and social justice
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