Major Incidents in Law Enforcement History
An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter – and shares why we must focus as much on emotional trauma as we do active shooter response tactics
Despite production ending in 2011, the Crown Victoria still holds a special place in the hearts of many law enforcement officers
Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
Officer Cordell Hendrex is due to return to work March 21 following an arbitrator’s ruling in his bid to get his job back
Best practices include placing officers on campus, controlling access points and adopting a layered approach to keep out weapons
Deputy Bill Hardin, 97, became a police officer in the 1940s and still serves as a deputy
Benson Churgai received a standing ovation after he came out to his graduating class
A new federal clearinghouse was created to assist law enforcement and school officials in developing school safety action plans
A photograph of Dayton police officers on motorcycles will be part of the ‘Tommy’ background set
Nikolas Cruz faces four charges in the Nov. 13, 2018, attack on Sgt. Ray Beltran
The outlaw killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said his department has enacted 84 of 93 recommendations
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Scott Israel said he will still run for office, blasted decision as politically-motivated
Law enforcement agencies that respond to large-sized events must recalibrate their approach to security
A report presented to the Florida Senate states that suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel should be reinstated
Michael Napolitano suffered from PTSD after the Pulse Nightclub shooting where a helmet saved his life
One can hardly imagine a time of greater change in the law enforcement profession than the past quarter-century
The media of their day ginned up citizen support for this gang by falsely portraying them as Robin Hood-like heroes
Up to 29 charter schools recently reported they have no long-term plan for having an armed guard on campus as required by law
Scot Peterson’s attorneys say prosecutors stretched laws “beyond their breaking points” when they charged him
Forty-five years ago, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police swore in the first female Mounties rocking conventional understanding of the qualities required to be an officer
Imagine investigating a major crime with no access to CCTV footage or DNA profiling
The agency provides 93 recommendations in a newly released after-action review
The sculpture showing the faces of the fallen officers was revealed in front of police headquarters Monday
Stress and long-term trauma are a growing concern in LE
Rather than simply pushing those goals to the next year, Natashia Tidwell, the independent monitor, said “more needs to be done”
The lawsuit is the latest case to challenge a federal law shielding gun manufacturers from liability
Union does not believe the officer should have been fired and is fighting to get him reinstated
The agency’s handling of last year’s Parkland shooting and a 2017 shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were cited as reasons
Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel filed paperwork Monday stating his intention to run in the August 2020 Democratic primary
Two other deputies were fired earlier this month for neglect of duty
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