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.
In any given year, roughly half of all police-involved shootings take place from or around vehicles – find out the steps agencies can take to harden vehicles to protect officers from attack
An ambush of any kind is the most dangerous threat you will ever face on the street – even the strongest and most alert officers are at risk
How police departments can train officers for the potential of a Dallas-style ambush attack, as well as build resiliency within their agencies
In training, ambushes are detected early by the flankers when utilizing the “Y” formation
Before the event of an armed attack, you must prepare your practiced response – the following ‘menu of movements’ can help you survive and win
The bill, dubbed the Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016, would expand the federal hate crime statute to include LEOs
There is one very significant yet simple takeaway from this incident which requires our attention and consideration: shot doesn’t equal dead — the will to win is a potentially life-saving force
The shooting of Officer Jesse Hartnett was an attempted assassination
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton dedicated a plaque Sunday, inscribed with the names of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos
Trooper Alex Douglass, of Dunmore, placed 47th in the handcycle category of Sunday’s 26-mile race
Police say every error or misjudgment is broadcast endlessly, creating hostility towards cops
Federal officials issued a bulletin to local police about the potential for attacks on officers
A DOJ report found a direct correlation between violent crime and ambushes against police
A group of suspects targeted the officer as he drove home
While the number of line of duty deaths is down this year, the string of ambush-style killings has officers on edge
Suspect approached a squad car that was leaving the scene of a disturbance call and opened fire
Arrest Saturday came less than 24 hours after authorities ambush of Darren Goforth
Officials with the sheriff’s office declined to comment on details of the arrest or what charge the suspect might face
A sheriff’s deputy in uniform has died after he was fatally shot while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station
Deputies were ambushed as they approached a home to serve a search warrant as part of a prostitution investigation
Gunman and two other men, believed to be passengers, were charged for ambush of a city police sergeant
His attorney said his client is ‘as much a victim as the police officer’
A uniformed St. Louis police sergeant was ambushed in a hail of gunfire, saved by his body armor
The St. Louis police chief credited the officer’s body armor with saving his life
Police responding to call were ambushed by shooter
Chief David Brown said the suspect told authorities he was James Boulware and blamed police for having lost custody of his son and for “accusing him of being a terrorist”
Judge called police reporting armed people inside his home and lured them into a standoff that ended in his arrest
Christopher Monfort pulled up alongside officer’s patrol car and fired a .223 Kel-Tec rifle into the vehicle, striking the officer multiple times in the head
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