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Deploying good de-escalation techniques and conflict management skills can save your life
Argument pits First Amendment rights against Fourth Amendment reasonableness
A sheriff’s office Facebook post went viral after wishing two former high school football teammates success in their new LE careers
“It is time for our department to focus on alternative de-escalation tools and techniques that will help ensure the safety of those individuals in our custody”
Police Commission President Eileen Decker said that their civilian oversight committee will be seeking $100 million to $150 million in cuts from the LAPD budget
Four people, including two LAPD officers, were hospitalized following the multi-vehicle crash
The officer was waiting with a man for an ambulance when the man allegedly stabbed the officer with a kitchen knife
County officials have condemned what they are calling an attack near the sheriff’s home
A protester tackled the suspect, who shouted “this is a revolution” and “President Trump must die” before being taken into custody
The shooting happened late Wednesday, nearly four hours after an 8 p.m. curfew went into effect
The trooper was responding to riots Monday night when a bullet was fired into his moving car
The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone
Police officers need to be able to apply the right combination of tactics to maintain or restore peace and personally survive while doing it
The man grappled with troopers and fractured one of their hands during the struggle
FBI and local police said two men made threats against law enforcement on social media and brought several weapons, including an AK-47, to a protest
Officer Shay Mikalonis remains in ‘grave condition’ after being shot in the head Monday night
The officers were charged after a video showed authorities pulling two people from a car during protests over the death of George Floyd
More than 5,600 people nationwide have been arrested over the past week
A man wearing body armor and carrying multiple firearms was fatally shot
Video of the incident posted online showed the cop get launched into the air and hit another vehicle
Lt. Bob Kroll sharply criticized the city’s handling of violent acts during protests and told the rank-and-file that they were being made “scapegoats”
The officer is currently on life support and in critical condition
The officers sustained non-life-threatening wounds; officials believe the shooting was random
A vehicle plowed through a group of cops in NY, and two people were killed during unrest in a Chicago suburb
At least one appeared to go under the vehicle’s wheels
Temple Terrace police Chief Kenneth Albano said he doesn’t know why the woman attacked the officer outside City Hall
Officials said the officer is recovering from his injuries
City and state officials had deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems, but that did little to stop unrest
A large crowd on a bridge quickly parted as a tanker truck approached at full speed
The most seriously injured of the officers sustained major fractures
A rare citywide curfew expired as dawn revealed broken shop windows, demolished security gates and graffiti along entire blocks
Officials say an investigation is ongoing and did not release the officer’s condition
Protesters threw projectiles at officers, surrounded patrol vehicles and shouted threats, and damaged police property
