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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After the assault the cadet fell to the ground, where a waitress applied pressure to the wound
A law enforcement source said injuries were consistent with self-inflicted wounds
Officers were consoling the female when the suspect returned to the scene
The suspect admitted to calling 911 because he wanted to hurt the police officers who came to help
Two Buena Vista Township officers confronted a man after locating his abandoned vehicle
An officer shot and killed a man who slashed another officer in the face
Suspect was shot twice and was lying just outside the doors when officers arrived
A day after the shooting inside a Buffalo home, Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda told reporters the incident “became a life or death situation for the officers”
Investigators say 28-year-old Jermal Ponds also had a loaded handgun and a 12-inch bayonet when he was arrested
Assisting officers rescued the child and rendered aid for serious injuries
A San Francisco police officer fatally shot a man blocks from the chocolate factory where he reportedly slashed a coworker using a box cutter
Suspect swung a sword and struck a shield the officer was carrying
Police said the man made aggressive movements toward officers while holding a knife
Police said the suspect approached the officer and refused his commands to drop the stick
An MTA officer fatally shot a man before he could strike again
Agents were executing a search warrant in connection with child exploitation, money laundering
Man called police and told dispatchers he was armed, then took aim at officers when they arrived
Man charged at a deputy as if he were going to strike him with the medieval weapon, according to sheriff’s officials
Bradley Colas says an uncommon reaction to the antibiotic Biaxin caused him to hallucinate
Two officers kicked the door in and saw a man in a corner wielding a knife
A less-lethal device did not subdue the suspect
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