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.
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Officials said three demonstrators and three officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries
Police arrested two people on charges including reckless burning, interfering with police and disorderly conduct
“The choice to not incite more violence was the correct one,” said Santa Fe’s mayor after crowds toppled a war monument during an Indigenous People’s Day rally
A crowd of more than 2,000 that converged downtown to celebrate soon turned chaotic
Some in the crowd refused orders to disperse during another night of protests over the lack of charges against a Wauwatosa police officer
Police executives from three cities in states where election results are expected to be close discuss their preparations for November 3
A Minnesota judge cited safety concerns in his decision to allow Derek Chauvin to live in a neighboring state
Former cop Derek Chauvin was released from custody Wednesday after posting $1 million bond
” ... that canister skipped and hit the protester in the eye,” police spokeswoman Sofia Rosales-Scatena wrote. “There was no deliberate deployment of gas to any person’s head.”
Louisville Metro Police Officer Robinson Desroches and another officer were shot on Sept. 23 during protests
Rioters hurled rocks, punched a police sergeant in the face and sprayed a chemical irritant at officers, police said
Rep. Lisa Willner, a Louisville Democrat, said she plans to file a new bill request Monday that would redefine the criminal charge
Deputies found a “chaotic” scene involving about 1,000 people, some of whom refused to disperse, authorities said
28 people were arrested, police said, after a fourth night of protests since the grand jury’s decision to not indict officers in Taylor’s death
Police said early Friday that demonstrators were arrested on charges including unlawful assembly, failure to disperse and riot
A suspect is in custody, Louisville Police said
The move comes as a grand jury is expected to announce soon if the involved officers will be charged
Rioters damaged police headquarters and set a fire downtown in the aftermath of a fatal shooting, officials said
Successful outcomes are obtained by advance planning between law enforcement and city leaders, prosecutors, first responders and community members
They allegedly hit an officer in the head with a wooden shield and threw a commercial grade firework at officers
Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith expressed support for the move, referencing the fatal shootings at protests in Kenosha and Portland
Police Chief James Craig said this won’t change anything because his officers have only used force when the protests turned violent
The protests became violent as the night wore on, with some in the crowd throwing objects at police and flipping tables at restaurants
An attorney for the protest medics argued that rendering medical aid was a form of protected free speech
On Monday crowds demanded he resign, with some people setting fires and breaking windows
How Fort Wayne PD’s Air Support Unit provided a real-time view from the sky during both peaceful protests and civil unrest
The cost includes damage to garbage trucks, street lights and traffic signals
Sheriffs from two surrounding counties said they would not send deputies to Portland, as the governor asked, to help curb the violence
State police will return to help local authorities after a man died amid clashes between Trump supporters and counter-protesters
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