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.
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
Here’s what cops can learn from the DA’s report on the July 2016 attack
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
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