Health
Officers concerned about their health and well-being can now turn to this evaluation program for help
This earpiece features a thin wire and microspeaker to deliver radio communications without sacrificing comfort or situational awareness
Officers share stories of discomfort and the difference going tubeless made in the field
One officer creates murals as peaceful protest
Rick Silva died June 18 while being treated for an injury he suffered in February
Police have tried to cut down on the supply of illegal drugs with at least 406 drug-related arrests this year
Unions want police officers and firefighters injured on the job to receive a benefit equal to 75 percent of their salaries
An officer feared he was in danger when he twice used a stun gun on a 78-year-old diabetic driver with low blood sugar who crashed into several cars and refused orders to stop
Officer Roger O’Dell collapsed after picking up two runaways at an apartment complex
Officer was on his way to a sheriff’s office firing range and training center when he lost control of his vehicle
Department’s assistant chief suffered a fatal heart attack while working the overnight shift Saturday
Officer Ernest Montoya was transporting a suspect to a jail facility when he suffered a fatal heart attack
Officer suffered a fatal heart attack after collapsing while on foot patrol
Officer suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting traffic control on a special assignment
Deputy suffered a heart attack after a struggle with a suspect and died several days later
40-year-old Officer Robert Blajszczak, a seven-year veteran, collapsed October 20 during a traffic stop
Officer Tim Fletcher visited a Cure 4 the Kids Foundation facility and began speaking with the boy in the video
A veteran Newark officer died on-duty Tuesday after suffering a heart attack
Officials have called on Congress to reauthorize federal legislation to compensate first responders who became ill working at ground zero
Sheriff Mark Hecker attempted to take the subject into protective custody when a struggle ensued
Shortly after handing over his license and registration, the man suffered an apparent heart attack
After police trapped the driver between their cars, he refused to exit his vehicle, responding to officers with a “faraway stare”
Move comes in protest to a recent City Council vote that will reduce health care subsidies for current and retired city employees
The former SWAT team member thought his potentially deadly cancer was the worst of his problems — until he got a termination letter
Struggle to keep an adequate number of cops on the streets amid a historically rapid outflow has spurred department to make an unprecedented move
State auditors found 39 cases where female state prison inmates may not have understood they were submitting to medical procedures that would leave them sterile
Officer Patrick Dunbar’s passion to serve has taken him (and his hair) to Wigs for Kids in Macomb County
Deputy Carrie Merrick with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department recently lost her battle with cancer
A Spotsylvania County deputy died Monday after collapsing during a morning workout
Teaching yourself to recognize and manage burnout is imperative to the overall happiness and stability in your job and life — teaching others in law enforcement is key to the success of the profession
The legislation would include blood, urine, feces and other bodily fluids
Police say when officers tried to put suspect in a patrol car; he licked one of their eyes
Officer suffered a pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest