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.
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Autonomous devices have the potential to be a gamechanger for law enforcement safety and reconnaissance
Using lessons learned from near misses to prevent injuries and fatalities from felonious assaults, missed firearms, ambushes and unprovoked attacks
The officer was trapped inside his cruiser after the crash but managed to return fire and hit the suspect
Police say the caller – who had reported an active shooter – opened fire when officers arrived
Lionel Virgile hurled bleach in a plastic cup at an officer who came up to his car, then fled the scene and later threw a lit incendiary device at another squad car
Investigators suspect a drug cartel is to blame
Several high-profile incidents illustrate the risks this new form of home surveillance pose to LEOs
The popularity of doorbell cameras like Ring is a double-edged sword
Authorities are investigating how the operation went so wrong, leaving 2 agents dead
A woman claims police were careless in allowing her to “ride along” as police attempted to capture a homicide suspect
During the exchange of gunfire, the suspects fired 13 rounds at Detective Richard Hershey who sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen
‘From the sound of the bullets passing by my head, I would say I was inches from injury or death that evening.’
An officer was sitting in his patrol car when he was approached by a man with a knife
A Baltimore police officer returned fire, killing the suspect
Officials didn’t elaborate on why the man, who is suspected of wounding an officer, was being detained in that section
The gunman faces two counts of attempted murder, officials said
The officers were in an SUV when the pedicab approached
Video shows the suspect firing at a state trooper, who was sitting in an unmarked vehicle
The officer suffered minor burns, police said
A Portland resident was arrested and charged with a slew of felonies
The deputies, a 31-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, were shot in the face and head while sitting in their patrol SUV
The man was arrested Sept. 15 in connection with a separate carjacking, officials said
The deputies were searching the area for the suspect, a white supremacist gang member, when they were ambushed and returned fire
Diane Piagentini blamed the decision on a shift toward a more lenient approach to parole in New York
The female deputy, who was in the hospital a few more days than her partner, has been discharged, officials said
Both wounded deputies were appreciative of the president’s call, the agency said
Agencies across Utah and Nevada contributed to thin blue line flags that will be delivered to the wounded deputies
The trooper was sitting in an unmarked vehicle while wearing a vest that read “police,” officials said
No arrests have been announced as of Thursday evening in the ambush that wounded 2 Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies
“He has a long road ahead for recovery,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva said on Twitter. “We, as a community, are in this together”
Police leadership must elevate the importance of being prepared for a threat of this type
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