Crowd Control
The Crowd Control topic focuses on the difficult task of controlling large groups of people with a limited number of police officers and resources. The police crowd control articles and tips in this section focus on strategy, policy, planning and tactics that can help quell a riled-up crowd and riot gear — helmets and shields — that will keep them safe in the process.
Law enforcement must be prepared for the worst when a controversial verdict is read, protestors become violent or a sports team wins a championship and the celebration spills to the streets.
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“It’s absolutely stupid that they have to do it, but if that’s what it takes to keep us safe it’s fine with me”
Riots broke out Sat. night at site of last summer’s fatal woodcarver shooting
Rarely is there an opportunity for so many officers to look so good — or so bad — in front of the public as during a crowd-control event
“We don’t want this to become something that would blemish what has been a positive week,” a police spokesman said
Government backers galloped in on horses and camels, only to be dragged to the ground and beaten bloody
Fans and celebrities will descend upon the venue Sunday
“When they cut the police wages, they’ll be in the streets too,” one protester says, as gas bombs explode in the background
An estimated 50 thousand students, teachers and supporters took to the streets in one of Britain’s largest protest yet against austerity
Cops used batons and pepper spray against a group of 150 people who tried to dig a hole under a nearby road and threw fireworks and stones
More than 150 were arrested as the crowd broke windows and knocked down fences
The celebration was largely accident free besides a few incidents
A police watch commander said early Tuesday that she didn’t know if any arrests were made
Demonstrators in the crisis prevented garbage trucks from unloading at the local dump for days
The department has been closely monitoring Facebook and other social networking sites to maintain a good grasp on Halloween festivities
Officers used tear gas to clear the demonstrators
No injuries were reported, but two people were arrested on charges stemming from the riot
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said officers would guard the controversial mosque site around the clock into next week
The 16-year-old entertainer is the one who’s all wet after water balloon toss on Md. trooper
Police declared the protest an unlawful assembly and ordered the dozens of protesters to disperse
Victims’ families said that supporters and opponents of the Islamic center should abstain from protest
Dozens of police officers heavily cordoned off the square where the rally was held and hauled away protesters as they chanted “Down with the police state!” and “Russia without Putin!”
Some Burning Man fans accuse overzealous officers of destroying the quality of an otherwise peaceful celebration
When a rally can become a riot, police officers are the men and women in the middle, protecting demonstrators’ right to assemble and maintaining peace in the community
Protesters were gathering in support of their freedom of assembly, which is guaranteed in the Russian constitution
NYPD cops keep the peace between one side shouting, “No clubhouse for terrorists” and the other side chanting, “Fascists go home”
Some threw beer bottles, patio furniture and other objects at police
Angel Alvarez wrestled the gun away from Luis Soto and then shot him, attracting the attention of police, who fired the bullet that killed Soto
The one police bullet that was recovered from the victim’s body is the bullet that killed him, according to an autopsy report
Several protesters called for the arrest — or deportation — of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including dozens who were arrested for confronting officers in riot gear
