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The first-line supervisor holds a unique position to guide and protect their team in ways unmatched by anyone else in the department
“I’ve never had a scene like this”
A public building protest should not surprise any police leader, especially when organizers clearly state that as their intent
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An officer recounts the reasoning behind his decision not to use deadly force
2020 was the deadliest year for law enforcement officers since 1974
A rioter beats the officer with an American flag as the officer is pulled into a crowd
Officer Eugene Goodman is being hailed a hero after he lured an angry crowd away from the open Senate chambers
In a letter to acting secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser asked for a “pre-disaster declaration”
Police tried to keep the groups apart after several skirmishes, while some in the crowd threw rocks and used pepper spray on officers
Footage from Wednesday’s riot shows cop being crushed against a door as crowd attempts to push deeper into the building
Denver officials say the officer is in stable condition
Two officers are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said
Hundreds gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday and police declared an unlawful assembly
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A woman who was killed by police was part of a crowd that was breaking down the doors to a barricaded room. Three other people died from medical emergencies during the protest
The officer was investigating reports of men hunting illegally when he was attacked
A suspect approached the main building with a rifle and fired several shots, police said
The city is preparing for potential violence as Congress is expected to vote to affirm President-elect Biden’s victory
Witness reports indicate Senior Constable Kelly Foster was sucked into a whirlpool while trying to help a younger woman
The deputies, who were working outside a nightclub, are expected to survive
Two suspects have been charged with first-degree murder
Sgt. Daniel Mobley, 44, was a 22-year veteran of the DeKalb County Police Department
The trooper, who sustained a non-life-threatening injury, was responding to a Shot-spotter alert for gunfire
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Captain James Brown says the department used the money to buy 34 new radios they were already in the process of purchasing
The officer was seriously injured in the attack. “It was a horrific situation and we’ll be there for him,” said Chief Michael Botieri
The man was arrested only after crashing into a cop car, jumping off a 20-foot ledge, being hit by a car himself and carjacking a motorist
The nine-day manhunt ended at a West Virginia apartment complex Tuesday evening
Fire Chief Brian Byrd said he won’t get the vaccine until local law enforcement become eligible to receive it
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