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Officers who witnessed the attack pursued the man, catching up to him and ordering him to drop the knife; instead, he approached another officer with the knife, leading to the fatal shooting
As officers worked to secure the area, suspects threw cones, poles and other objects at them; some jumped on the cruiser hoods and hit them with fireworks, causing them to catch fire
Apple stated it removed ICEBlock and similar apps because they provided location information that could be used to harm ICE agents
Emiliano Garduno Galvez, who authorities say is in the U.S. illegally, pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing an unregistered destructive device and civil disorder
NYPD
The 24-year-old officer was waiting for an L train at the Third Ave. station after working a police detail at the United Nations General Assembly when he was attacked
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The man is facing felony charges after he allegedly admitted to taking marijuana edibles and consuming alcohol before driving
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Law enforcement sources identified the shooter to the Associated Press as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, who shot and killed himself after shooting “indiscriminately at the ICE building”
The man had stored up ammunition and set up a lawn chair to shoot Harris County deputies as they arrived, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said; as he began to open fire, the gun jammed
The “Find My Parking Cops” app scraped data from the city’s parking citation portal; the city changed the way citation data was displayed four hours after the launch
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Senior Officer Alex Roberts served in HPD’s Solo Motorcycle Detail and was hit by another vehicle while on duty
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Understanding your capabilities, tactics and limitations will prevent you from being the next officer dragged by fleeing suspect
The man who killed Lorain PD Officer Phillip Wagner and wounded Officers Peter Gale and Brent Payne was acting alone and had brought a stockpile of weapons
Three Northern York Regional Police Department officers were killed; two officers were critically wounded following a shooting in York County
The medical examiner states Jon-Marques Psalms suffered multi-organ failure along with internal bleeding; he was 14 weeks into a 34-week police academy program
The officer was nearly crushed as the driver and three passengers, found to be in the country illegally, attempted to flee, DHS said
Washington County Sheriff Mike Robinson was falsely identified as related to the Utah murder suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk
Any line officer or front-line supervisor arriving first on scene to a multi-vehicle collision is faced with a multitude of initial scene management procedures
Box Elder Deputy Mike Allred and K-9 Azula were immediately fired upon as they responded to a domestic disturbance call that killed Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada
The now-wounded suspect had shot a woman in the back of the head and wounded an Austin Police officer before attempting to hide in a neighborhood home
After the Puyallup Police Department had called off a pursuit, the fleeing suspect, who is a convicted felon, spotted a marked patrol vehicle and struck it head-on
Bots, deepfakes and foreign influence are driving false narratives that target personnel and disrupt operations — making early detection, rapid comms and digital footprint defense essential
Relying on striking as a default or even the primary empty-hand tool for officers is problematic
Two Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputies were helping a disabled motorist when a semi hit their unoccupied cruiser and left one of them dangling from the overpass
NFL great Tamba Hali and Jiu-Jitsu black belt David Smarr demonstrate a simple, effective tactic for responding when a subject grabs an officer’s outer vest
The driver narrowly missed the Trousdale County deputy as they accelerated and turned to drive toward him
NYPD
The injured officer was able to fend off the attacker; other cops pursued the man, firing shots after he lunged at another officer with the knife
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