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.
All cops should embrace the concept of ‘random irregularity’ while on patrol
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
Gavin Long, 29, had searched for personal information of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
Officer Miosotis Familia was wrapping up her shift when the man fired one round through the passenger-side window and struck her in the head
Officers said they noticed sudden movement, followed almost immediately by a blast near their heads
Both officers are expected to recover
Over 150 uniformed police officers volunteered to stand in for Daxton Beck’s father as he received his diploma
Blue Alerts may be used by local and state authorities to provide early warnings of violent threats against police
Looking at the per capita data, these counties have the highest homicide rates in the country.
An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
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”