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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Video shows a woman charging at a deputy with a knife while her two children look on
It wasn’t immediately clear who fired the fatal shot
The suspect runs down a hallway as officers shoot at him and is ultimately detained by a SWAT team
Police officials said the officer is expected to fully recover
Cellphone video shows a man running toward officers before three gunshots ring out
Denver officials say the officer is in stable condition
Video shows the man refused orders to get on the ground
The man was “acting erratically” and refused to drop the knife, officials said
The stabbing attack left two people dead and three injured
The man charged at an officer, who fired at him, sheriff’s officials said
An officer was sitting in his patrol car when he was approached by a man with a knife
The officer was hospitalized with minor injuries, but the condition of the K-9 is unclear, officials said
The deadly incident unfolded Thursday morning outside the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice
Crowds turned violent overnight after police shot and killed a knife-wielding man Monday
The shooting came minutes after the suspect had carjacked a woman at knifepoint, San Francisco Police said
The officer ran after the suspect and successfully deployed a TASER to stop him
Officers initially deployed a TASER but it didn’t stop the suspect
The suit claims deputies failed to get his wife adequate medical care after she was allegedly stabbed by the couple’s son
The man ignored officers’ repeated commands to drop the broken glass
Lancaster Police released bodycam footage of the fatal shooting that sparked protests Monday
Chief Franco Fuda attempted to arrest the man but then saw him holding a “sharp pointy object,” according to authorities
Video shows the woman lunging at another officer with the knife before she’s shot
Jim and Norma Gund were attacked by their neighbor’s killer while conducting a welfare check at the request of their sheriff’s office
At one point in the incident, the suspect threatened a bodega worker and an officer with a knife
Officers repeatedly commanded the suspect to drop the knife
The barricaded suspect had been taken into custody and sent to a hospital for treatment only to be released the next day, police said
The man ignored the officer’s repeated commands to put down his weapon
The deputy quickly clears a gun malfunction and fires several rounds at the knife-wielding suspect when he fails to comply
The officer repeatedly told the suspect to drop the large knife
