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.
Jim and Doug discuss some of the ways in which officers can “harden the target” and prevent tragedy from befalling them on patrol
Your first mission is to ensure you are always aware of your surroundings – even when you are at your own house
Viral photos of two cops napping in their cruiser offer reminders of the officer safety issues stemming from the fatal fatigue of shift work
According to NLEOMF, ambushes were the leading circumstance of officer fatalities in firearms-related deaths in 2014
As anti-cop zealots called for attacks on police officers on the Internet, on the streets, and even in some political quarters, there were too many tragic incidents in which officers were killed in ambush attacks
Second of two NYPD officers to be buried after a daylight ambush will be mourned at a funeral this weekend
Officers were responding to a radio call and driving slowly in a neighborhood when they saw the muzzle flash of a rifle pointed in their direction
There are no “low-risk” assignments when you’re on duty, just a bunch of “unknown risk” assignments
We must recognize there are haters out there — prepare yourself to prevail in all encounters with them
Ismaaiyl Brinsley wrote on an Instagram account: “I’m putting wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs”
In social media posts, Ismaaiyl Brinsley bragged about wanting to murder cops
An armed man walked up to two officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon
Veteran dispatchers failed to inform first responders that gunman had threatened to shoot police if they came to his residence in prior incident
Utah man charged with killing two deputies during an hourslong rampage that also left a motorist and another deputy wounded
Ambush attacks often occur when assailants perceive officers are relaxed and unprepared for such an assault
A police official said authorities believe they are hot on suspected cop killer’s trail
Gov. Jay Inslee has blocked the release of a man imprisoned for almost killing a Richland police officer 32 years ago
It’s a rare case — nearly all of the more than 900 officer killings during the last two decades have been solved, according to the FBI
Officers in Riverside were unaware that Dorner had just opened fire on 2 LAPD officers in a neighboring city just minutes before they themselves were ambushed
An off-duty officer was killed after being shot multiple times outside a tattoo parlor Sunday
Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Rose was returning to a vehicle he had pulled over for making an unsafe turn into a liquor store parking lot
I want to host an online discussion which focuses on the following question: What are police agencies, trainers, and individual officers doing differently one year after Dorner?
If you have a proper search attitude, the only time a suspect will ever surprise you is when they are not there
