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Always be prepared for questions about your agency’s traffic stop responses, policy and patrol officer training
The T-Mobile 5G network enables the deployment of advanced technology for first responders
If you’re policing in a community where the thin blue line has been erased by policymakers, then it’s time to discuss this theory as part of the solution to the problem
There is one escape from the headlock that recognizes the danger of the hold
Demonstrators threw objects and pointed strobe lights at officers
Lt. Troy Morris was fatally shot while working his part-time job as a delivery driver
One person died in the shooting that injured several others, including a Birmingham police officer
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation of the incident
Officer Yarbrough died in the crash; a second officer sustained serious injuries
Gov. Phil Murphy tightened social gatherings limits after the state saw an increase in COVID-19 cases among young people
At one point early Monday, shots were fired at police and officers returned fire
This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense
Three officers were hurt, including two who were taken to a hospital, during efforts to clear a crowd of several hundred people
The fugitive was arrested by the FBI in New Mexico where he was living under an alias
“It was like Christmas Day. She was bringing Christmas gifts”
Video shows the suspects ignored officers’ commands to drop their weapons and instead opened fire
The driver, who’s car had become stuck on the tracks, was pulled out of the way just in time
The shop said it was canceling its contract “in the context of the current evaluation of community policing in Austin”
No police officers were injured in the incident
The study will analyze current stress and mental health symptoms among police
House Bill 838 creates a new crime: bias-motivated intimidation, which would apply to the death or serious injury of a police officer
It is difficult to watch agencies allow their elected leadership do things that violate established tactics
Officers noticed the suspect of a domestic disturbance call ‘peering out’ from the third floor
Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group’s collective experience
Two boys, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old, were arrested
Chief Carmen Best said her neighbors didn’t allow protesters to “trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated attempts to do so”
Special Agent John Bost III died inside a Hawaii police station after a rifle accidentally discharged, officials said
Agency leaders have a responsibility to their people and the public to ensure officers have safety equipment that will actually work when the chips are down
Sgt. Steven Splan died hours after he returned from cutting a tree that was blocking a roadway
The woman is suspected of DUI and had a prior conviction, police said
The man’s lawyer said his client was “not handling the pandemic well”
An Illinois State Trooper took off the top of his cup to let it cool when he saw an apparent glob of mucus floating on top
Responding officers demonstrated excellent use of the WIN principle throughout the call
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