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Deputy Chief John McMahon discusses the LAPD’s adoption of advanced technologies, aiming to boost efficiency, improve community interaction and address the policing challenges of tomorrow
The program seeks to bolster public safety efforts and promote community resilience
NYPD officials said they “are aware” of the video and an investigation is ongoing
Three people sustained minor injuries
Video shows Officer Carson Howard charging into a house that was consumed by flames
Corporal Louie was on duty when he quite literally ran through fire to save his children
The car was locked and the driver was slumped over when police arrived
It is imperative that officers who find themselves the victim of such an assault be able to escape quickly
Officer Travis Wallace was killed while attempting to arrest a wanted suspect
There is a ‘healthcare desert’ in rural communities, with a near complete absence of mental healthcare providers in general, never mind ones versed in police stress or trauma
The officer was heading home when a man approached and knocked on the driver’s side window with a gun
In a Facebook Live, the man shot his girlfriend and talked about shooting the deputies who had responded to the scene, officials said
Police are still searching for another man who’s a person of interest
Dramatic bodycam video shows five officers working together to free a 17-year-old from burning wreckage
Officer Gregory Reisert was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries to his neck and back
The officers were investigating another crash when they were struck by a vehicle
The man had fled days earlier while on electronic monitoring and pointed a gun at cops
How does wearing nitrile gloves impact an officer’s ability to draw their weapon?
The exoskeleton uniform of the near future aims to increase decision-making time and safety for officers and decrease the need to go hands-on
Amid unrest Thursday night, a 30-year-old was charged with felony assault after police say he tried to wrap a chain around an officer’s neck
The officer was taken to a hospital in fair condition, police said
A 61-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder
The ban comes after some officers and members of the public have suffered temporary or permanent eye damage
Police said the marchers were illegally blocking the freeway
Small fires were set and a woman was seen on video spitting in a police officer’s face during a chaotic night
Marshall Waters, 49, an EMT with Northeast Louisiana Ambulance, was shot in the abdomen while conducting a traffic stop
The officer was hospitalized with minor injuries, but the condition of the K-9 is unclear, officials said
A crowd of about 100 mostly abided by the order to disperse without devolving into violence, police said
With the election still undecided, protests took place across the U.S. but there were no signs of widespread violence after the polls closed
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