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From accident reconstruction to search and rescue, drones are a game-changer for law enforcement operations
From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
Footage of the obscene gesture was released publicly Wednesday, a day after the photo caused a sensation when prosecutors showed it in court to the jury
Former President Bill Clinton and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin were among those who spoke at Sunday’s service at the Oklahoma City National Memorial
Report released Tuesday suggests there’s been progress in how federal and local law enforcement officials share information following the Boston bombings
The race will occur one day before the sentencing phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins
Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said the man had a backpack, a rolling suitcase and a sign that said something about “social justice”
Jury now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed
A man accused of planting a bomb outside federal building four years ago may never stand trial despite extraordinary efforts to improve his mental health
Disturbing allegations were contained in court papers describing the latest homegrown terror plot thwarted by the FBI and the NYPD
Two St. Louis men accused of planning to bomb protests have been indicted on federal charges
Spread using apps, social media and Internet phone services, anonymous threats of violence are forcing school evacuations and responses by police
Jurors in federal death penalty trial saw gruesome autopsy photos and heard a medical examiner describe devastating injuries suffered by an 8-year-old boy
Family’s attorney believes gas inside the vehicle was ignited by the ECD, causing the deadly explosion
Police fired 210 bullets during the battle
A note written by Boston Marathon bomber as he hid inside a boat contained themes of global jihad similar to those found in extremist materials on his computer
Under the auspice of the ATF’s Lubbock bureau, MPD and three other regional PDs received training on proper disposal for the court-ordered destruction
Officers said the brothers threw several bombs at them, including pipe bombs and a pressure-cooker bomb similar to those used in the marathon attack
Prosecutors said shortly before the carjacking, the Tsarnaev brothers shot MIT Officer Sean Collier in a failed attempt to steal his gun
Plot to kill police officers and blow up a police station meant to trigger an uprising against the government
Bomb-sniffing dogs turned up nothing after the incident Thursday afternoon
Police responding an invasion at the home of a credit union official uncovered a robbery plot and then found a man with an apparent bomb strapped to his body
The bomb-squad officer behind the wheel, a 20-year department veteran, did not initially realize he struck a person very early Monday
Suspect lit a car on fire to hamper police, planted fake bombs and opened fire on officers, shooting one
Mother got so angry when told that her daughter had failed a New York state exam that she threatened to bomb the school
Sequence of events began Oct. 22, 2009, when Christopher Monfort is accused of firebombing police vehicles, followed by the killing of an officer on Oct. 31
Black Hawk helicopters and truck-sized X-ray machines that are typically deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border have been brought to the Super Bowl
A bomb squad robot safely removed the vest from the suspect Thursday while he was lying on a sidewalk
The suspect is lying on the sidewalk as the bomb squad investigates wires hanging off the man’s vest
Police Chief Louis Ross was shot four times, body armor credited for saving his life
Body armor credited for saving chief’s life, gunman released after being questioned for several hours