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.
Although we do a lot of things right in the law enforcement profession, we don’t do a good job of ensuring our history is passed along from one generation to the next
We must convince public officials that all law enforcement officers should be supplied with and trained to use high-powered patrol rifles
In what may have been a planned ambush attack, a gunman shot several deputies, fatally injuring Deputy Zackari Parrish
System works by sounding an alarm triggered by several sensors around the perimeter of the vehicle
Christopher Monfort wanted to kill cops when he firebombed police cars at a maintenance facility in 2009, and when that failed, he took action 9 days later
Deputy stopped a vehicle and was startled when two men came out of the nearby woods and attacked him
Preliminary statistics issued Monday show that 51 officers were killed on duty in 2014, compared to 27 the year before
Said Sunday they have forgiven alleged killer and are relying on their deep faith to get them through the loss
Deputy Burt Hazeltine was escorted by police from the hospital to his home Tuesday
36-year-old sheriff’s deputy was shot multiple times while directing traffic in a school zone
Families of officers killed in ambush threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Mets’ home opener on Monday and were joined by Mayor Bill de Blasio
U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Mexico’s violent Jalisco New Generation cartel a day after the gang mounted a bloody ambush
Trooper Alex Douglass, wounded in the Sept. 12 shooting outside barracks that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson, made his first public remarks Saturday
Officer Cesar Nelson responded to a domestic disturbance February 16 when the attempted ambush occurred
A man accused of shooting two cops in Ferguson returned to court Tuesday over a claim that police used excessive force during his arrest
Officers were wounded by gunfire Sunday afternoon, spawning a massive manhunt for the shooters
With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday sought to tamp down tensions
Alex Douglass ran a 50-mile ultra-marathon last year. Now he’s learning to get around on an artificial hip
One officer was shot in the face, just below his right eye, with the bullet lodging behind his ear
Reports indicate one of the officers was shot in the face
Student on Wednesday identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the man he saw leaning in to the cruiser of an MIT officer who was fatally shot days after the bombings
Police were responding to reports of someone shooting a gun and were ambushed while trying to protect the residents
Suspect immediately began shooting when the two officers arrived — resulting in a 15 minute gun battle in which all 3 were injured
If you don’t prepare yourself for the possibility of coming under attack in an ambush situation, other cops may have to risk their lives trying to save you
Girl was moved to send some 200 cards to police in New York after Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were shot in their patrol car Dec. 20
Detectives are questioning Andrew J. Neal in connection with the shooting of Officer Jordan Davis
Former officer who had lost his job because of allegations of domestic violence shot his ex-wife to death and wounded a sheriff and deputy Sunday
Officer in “satisfactory but stable condition” after ambush attack
Gunman opened fire on two officers Halloween night in 2009
