Edged Weapons
The Edged Weapons topic covers news, tips, tactics and equipment officers need to defend against blade attacks. Whether it’s a butcher knife or a pocket knife, police officers face the threat of an edged weapon attack more often than a firearm.
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The woman’s husband was struggling with the man when she got a knife and stabbed him, someone had stolen cash and hit her 12 hours before
After an 8-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her random killer, the tight-knit town has hunkered down until he’s found
A man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the singers, other churchgoers held the man down until police came
The man was caught attempting to burglarize a home in broad daylight
Police found the 3 men in a home digging through several swords they had stolen
Dylan Quick, 20, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault
“I turned around, and there was just blood — just blood dripping down the stairs, all over the floor, all over everyone’s towels, on their necks”
Authorities have 1 suspect in custody for the Tuesday morning attack at Lone Star College
Police say the man used a teen as a shield when two men approached him, one holding a baseball bat
Police found the man covered in blood, fearing that his attack involved other people
A woman used a box cutter to slash three officers who were trying to serve her with a warrant, 1 was hospitalized
The officer is expected to make a full recovery, he called 911 to report the incident after the suspect fled with his radio
Eric Williams, 34, was killed by an inmate who used a homemade weapon to stab him
The Md. man has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and is expected to be committed to a mental hospital
He somehow obtained a sharp object and stabbed one of the officers once in the neck and 3 times in the back
The suspect was spotted carrying two knives outside the central gate of the London tourist landmark
A 2 1/2 foot double bladed spear pierced the officer through his armor
The suspect used a compound bow and a quiver of arrows to kill a man following a fist fight
Woman was pushing her 5-month-old in a carriage when her attacker stabbed her a dozen times
32 police were at the scene blocking off the area as officers tried negotiating with the crazed man
Authorities say the suspect used an edged weapon in at least one of the killings Friday morning
Suspect was apprehended before he may have jumped onto the freeway, risking the lives of motorists below
Video shows two young men appearing to jump a third man, and a fourth man who appears behind them with a katana sword-in hand
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after police say he went after his housemate with a chain saw
Authorities cite reports of people inside prisons — and outside — using prosthetics in vicious attacks
Found crouching behind a set of steps, suspect pulled a knife and threatened officers
Suspect pointed a handgun at deputies when they entered his residence
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