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“I’m just happy that there was nobody else in the house...,” Deputy Ryan McConnell said. “The smoke was so thick that there was no way [we] would have been able to get in there”
The suspect surrendered to Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he was struck by gunfire, suffering non-life-threatening injuries
Helicopter and body camera footage appears to show the man smoking before pointing a semi-automatic handgun at deputies who were attempting to de-escalate the situation
After instructing the man to drop the two knives he was holding, the man threw one at an officer, leading Dekalb officers to fire several shots at him
“This could have been much, much worse. Hopefully, he’ll get a stiffer penalty this time so this doesn’t happen again,” Sheriff Keith Pearson said of the driver, who has a prior DUI conviction
“I’m very grateful for the excellent police work of these officers, the courage,” said Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. "...They were strong, and they did what they had to do”
Cook County official Samantha Steele told officers she was an elected official while allegedly making crude comments and refusing to cooperate with officer requests
Knoxville Police Department officers repeatedly instructed the man to drop the weapon for nearly a minute before firing shots when he quickened his approach
“What’s in your jacket? I’m kind of nervous with your hand in your jacket like that,” the Santa Monica officer asked before the man said, “You’re nervous?” and attacked the officer
The suspect, who was arrested for DUI earlier in the day, returned to the Northwest Regional police station with a handgun and pointed it at officers
Body camera footage of the incident was released after the man pleaded guilty to attempted murder of the Fort Wayne officer and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
During a foot pursuit, the suspect turned and fired a shot at a Metro Nashville Police Department officer; the officer returned fire, striking him
The driver was allegedly watching a movie on his phone when he failed to move out of closed lanes and ran into Lee County Sheriff’s Office cruisers at a high rate of speed
Newark PD officers were detaining the passenger of the vehicle when the driver emerged from a convenience store, climbed into the Porsche and tried to drive away
St. Paul officers found the man, who has been charged in the fatal shooting of a woman and her unborn child, armed and riding a bicycle before the incident occurred
Columbus Officer Gloria West, who has been with the department for about a year, ran toward the flames to rescue the man
The Glendale PD described the scene as “something out of the movie ‘The Italian Job’” as the victims tried to pursue the suspects, eventually leading to their arrests
Video shows a Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy stunning a man with a TASER after the man retrieved a weapon; the man then shot himself in the hand
The troopers were praised for de-escalating the incident after the suspect threatened to “kill corrections officers and...first responders broadly,” MSP stated
“Our deputy was simply doing his job trying to protect our community when he was forced to defend himself against an armed individual,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said
Wyandotte officers wanted the woman’s name to file a basic report; but she became uncooperative, was intoxicated and had misdemeanor warrants
Findlay Police Department officers were speaking with three juveniles after being called to respond to an underage drinking call when an armed 17-year-old got up and fled
The man initially fled a traffic stop after speeding down a roadway before breaking into an ex-girlfriend’s home with a gun and committing two carjackings
Phoenix officers’ body camera video shows the officer using a halligan to rescue the man
The man raised a knife at officers as he ran away; he dropped the knife when an officer pointed a gun at him and was brought to the ground and arrested shortly after
Video: Man who fired into car with woman and his child inside points gun at Calif. deputy before OIS
LASD dispatchers received a call about a domestic dispute occurring on a roadway; a deputy found a man and a woman in an argument before the man raised a gun
“I think it’s just a testament to what we all signed up to do, and I don’t think anyone would hesitate to do it again,” Mahwah Police Officer Chris Lupo said
After the grappler was deployed, the vehicle crashed into a tree; the suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended with the help of a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9
Video shows the man suddenly charging at another person and attempting to stab them with a butter knife before Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies fired shots
The Hillsborough County deputies credit their training and resilience as they work through the challenges of recovery and rehabilitation
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