Defensive Tactics
With the benefit of hindsight, I can share that my physical training regimen allowed me to retire physically, legally and emotionally undefeated after a career full of challenges
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The lawsuit alleges neither officer was properly trained and used excessive force in violation of policies laid out in court-monitored police reforms
The suspect is shown struggling against officers and refusing to comply with orders to cooperate
The suspect’s hands were restrained behind his back when he allegedly shot a trooper in the pelvis
An officer must react quickly to break free from this incapacitating hold
Although the suspect was wounded, he continued to threaten on- and off-duty law enforcement with a knife
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The suspect attempted to flee a vehicle crash and advanced on the officer while saying he had a gun
Police pursued the unidentified suspect in a vehicle and on foot before taking him into custody
Video shows Michael Harris lifting a police officer over his head and slamming him onto the pavement
A man threatening pedestrians on a New Orleans sidewalk was shot multiple times after charging at police officers while brandishing a pistol
Officials believe the suspect is the same man who shot two police officers in their marked van late Saturday night
Prosecutors have said the maneuver was an act of self defense prompted by a suspect resisting arrest
The officer was assisting in a vehicle pursuit when he was shot; he later died at the hospital
The unnamed officer was shot by a suspect fleeing on foot after a vehicle pursuit
Nikolas Cruz faces four charges in the Nov. 13, 2018, attack on Sgt. Ray Beltran
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When making an arrest, a cohort of the suspect may grab you in this manner to enable their friend’s escape from you
Trooper Khalat Ghazi was wounded when a suspect exited his vehicle and began firing a rifle
Det. John Finke was shot as he confronted two robbery suspects while working off-duty as a church security guard
The suspect brandished a cleaver and frying pan as he advanced on officers
A video posted on social media shows the officer being kicked in the back and pulled behind the suspect he is arresting
An officer responding to a vehicle crash was punched and pinned to a fence before two nearby security guards came to her aid
Matthew Digley was arrested at the Newark Liberty International Airport for injuring six officers, including one who was hospitalized with four broken ribs
The unidentified LEO was stabbed several times before the suspect was critically wounded by fellow officers
This three-step technique can be a lifesaver for surviving a stranglehold
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The suspect allegedly fired on a police officer; officials have not said if the officers returned fire
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Wolf Valmond had previously served as a Va. police officer and sheriff’s deputy
The officers were not injured after a man fired multiple rounds at their parked patrol vehicle
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