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The association’s position is that officers should be permitted to review BWC recordings before they are required to give a statement or write a report
The man fled as Houston Police officers pursued him in connection with a robbery; as an officer ordered him out of the vehicle, he drove forward, trapping him in the car door
San Diego Police Department officers used a TASER to subdue the man multiple times, but he refused to drop the knife
As officers responded to a domestic violence call, they found the suspect and victim in the doorway; as they tended to the victim, the suspect reentered the home before firing shots
Officers responded to the scene after the man allegedly threatened someone with the gun; after the shooting, numerous bystanders surrounded and yelled at officers
Houston officers were steps away from the man’s car as he turned toward them gripping a handgun still tucked in his belt, leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting
The suspect, who was found by a Slidell Police drone and K-9s, told officers that they would never find the weapon — but thanks to K-9 Max, they did
Body camera footage shows a Baltimore County Police officer taking cover behind a trash can before returning fire and fatally wounding the man
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Officers heard screams from outside the home and fired shots when they saw the man holding what appeared to be a rifle, striking him in the leg
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on a roadway; they tried to speak with the suspect through a door before he emerged and tried to stab them
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies worked to de-escalate for 40 minutes as the man stood in a pond and refused to come out; a deputy then used the lasso to take him into custody
An Orange County deputy confronted the man after noticing he had two firearms; during the encounter, the man struck the deputy several times before grabbing the weapons
After Albuquerque Police K-9 Rebel wrestled a suspect to the ground, the suspect grabbed him by the neck in an attempt to use him as a shield before pointing a gun at officers
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A woman told Salt Lake City dispatchers that her ex-husband had threatened to kill her and said he would set himself on fire
An Ohio State Highway Patrol pursuit ended in a major collision after a suspect fled the wrong direction on a highway shoulder
The man, suspected of threatening store cashiers and stealing merchandise, ignored commands to drop the weapon and ran toward the officer with the machete raised
The man ignored a Nashville officer’s orders to drop the weapon and continued carrying it down the street until he abruptly turned around and ran at the officer
The man fled from Chicago into Indiana before crashing the vehicle and firing at officers; two Chicago PD officers returned fire, fatally wounding him
Officers first attempted to stop the man with a TASER, but he continued to advance toward them with a knife
Video: Suspect vehicle rolls over multiple times after losing control during Ohio high-speed pursuit
Ohio State Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a driver for speeding when she fled, eventually crashing and rolling the vehicle
The man said he “didn’t want to live no more;” Sacramento officers told him to not grab his gun, and said they would help him as they backpedaled while he approached them
After driving at high speeds and the wrong way down a freeway ramp, the man fled on foot; he reached into a bag when an officer confronted him, leading to the shooting
The man, who was being questioned by Marysville officers outside his home regarding a domestic dispute, suddenly became uncooperative, fired shots at an officer and fled
Chicago officers heard the man threatening to stab them if they opened the door; when officers entered the unit and deployed TASERs, the man lunged at them with a knife
The Edmond PD officer was conducting a traffic stop when another person attacked him, asking to be shot; the officer was able to subdue the man with help from a bystander
The woman told Orange County dispatchers that she had been strangled; when officers arrived and entered her apartment, the 19-year-old attacked them with a knife
The woman told dispatchers that a “burglar” had entered her home; when officers arrived, she opened the door, screamed “Where the f*** are my children,” and raised a firearm
The man can be seen threatening library patrons and smashing computers with the axe; bodycam footage shows him approaching an officer with the weapon raised
A Fresno Police Department officer repeatedly instructed the woman to drop the knife before the fatal shooting occurred
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