Major Incidents in Law Enforcement History
It’s time to recognize the changes wrought by critical incidents in remote places
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
There will never be another one like Mills Lane
On October 8, 1918, Alvin York led an attack on a German machine gunnest, which led him to become one of the most decorated U.S. Army soldiers of World War 1
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The TV series introduced the public to LAPD officers Jim Reed and Pete Malloy, inspiring thousands to seek a career in law enforcement
At Urban Shield, a Las Vegas Metro PD SWAT commander shared key takeaways from the police response to the massacre
Lauren Card, 23, says her decision to become a cop was inspired by the shooting
Police released videos from five cameras surrounding the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 14 students and three staff members died Feb. 14
The release comes more than a week after police ended their investigation with no motive found
Gerry Realin was rendered permanently disabled after working on the team that removed bodies from Pulse after the attack in June 2016, according to the lawsuit
Police say they are closing their investigation without a definitive answer for why the shooter unleashed gunfire onto a concert crowd
The lawsuit alleged police officers didn’t do enough to stop the gunman responsible for the massacre
Officers were upset with the message from a movement promoted by the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks
More body camera footage shows officers directing concertgoers to safety and searching for what they thought were multiple shooters
Boston police veteran William G. Gross made history when he was named the city’s first black police commissioner
Footage shows officers finding a wounded security guard on the same floor of the hotel where the gunman opened fire
The lawsuit filed by 15 students alleges that deputies violated the constitutional rights of the survivors of the school massacre by failing to stop the gunman
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri defended a law enforcement official who oversaw the initial response to the shooting
The footage may show what actions deputies took during and shortly after the massacre
“You are loved. You are missed. You are remembered,” Chief U. Renee Hall said
How police departments can train officers for the potential of a Dallas-style ambush attack, as well as build resiliency within their agencies
One of the recently released videos from the Oct. 1 attack shows police guarding the audience at an 1,800-seat Cirque du Soleil show
An officer’s self-described freeze is prompting a review of whether lives could have been saved if officers had acted faster to stop the shooting
The video is a part of the latest release of public records from the mass shooting
The consent decree came following the fatal 2014 OIS of Michael Brown
Officer Michael Leonard tracked down the gunman, who killed 17 people during the February shooting, about three miles away from the school
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released 23 videos and 130 audio files, including 911 calls
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has said a final report of findings related to the shooting will be released next month
Capt. Jan Jordan, who was in charge during the deadly Parkland school shooting, has faced criticism for the agency’s response to the massacre
Some of the surviving victims are filing a lawsuit in federal court, saying the city and police didn’t do enough to try to stop the shooter
Police in Las Vegas released 911 calls and video relating to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history
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