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The city of Flint will pay police officers $1,200 in hazardous duty pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic
The suspect opened fire on officers during a foot pursuit early Thursday morning
Police said 110 Rikers Island inmates have accounted for 190 arrests since NYC began releasing inmates in March
At one point during a heated exchange in March, Dr. Oxiris Barbot told Chief of Department Terence Monahan, “I don’t give two rats’ asses about your cops”
The Axon Aware app allows law enforcement to view livestream footage remotely and receive critical real-time alerts
Officer Ashley Wilson’s partner was fatally shot in the line of duty. Her journey to heal took her on a three-day bike ride to honor his memory
It would be convenient for police to say, “Fire is the fire department’s problem,” but that’s often not the case
State and local police pursued a man who had taken a child from his home and fired repeatedly on law enforcement vehicles with an AR-15-style gun
UCLA researchers told the city’s police commission the Community Safety Partnership should serve as a model for other agencies, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The man, who is believed to be dead after the house fire, was released from prison against advisement from county attorneys
Police departments nationwide are grappling with changes the virus has wrought on their investigations, even as law enforcement agencies report major decreases in crime
Troopers from two states were injured during a suspect pursuit from Alabama to the Florida state line
“There’s really no amount of money that’s adequate to put yourself in jeopardy and potentially take that home to your family, but it’s about fairness”
The officer was wounded and two patrol cars damaged by suspects shooting at officers, throwing bricks and bottles
With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating ‘homemade’ efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines
Most of the killings tragically involve a definable list of deadly tactical errors
Of the 285 officers shot in 2019, nearly a quarter of them were policing towns with fewer than 11,000 people
“While release on $0 bail was well intentioned, experience has shown unacceptable recidivism among those released,” Ventura County law enforcement wrote
Activist groups raised concerns about privacy violations, but officials say the information is being disseminated securely and in the name of keeping officers safe
Learn how Tommy, the cop behind Free Field Training on YouTube, put the vests to the test and found them capable of stopping a variety of threats
Sheriff Mike Griffis says his office has received emails and calls from people threatening him and to ‘shoot up the town’
Over the past week, officers have been tasked with handing out face masks and enforcing new social distancing guidelines, raising questions about community and officer safety
Police have arrested, fined and cited at least 20 out-of-state visitors on charges of violating a mandatory 14-day quarantine
Video shows the man advancing on Cpl. Chad Jensen with a 26-inch sword, ignoring Jensen’s repeated commands to stop
Officers grappled with some two dozen people involved in the fight, one of who attempted to grab an officer’s weapon
“It is time to reflect on decisions we have made, such as why we were forced to let inmates out of COVID-free jail into a community where the law-abiding are still locked down”
The past speaks to us, if we only listen, and teaches us critical lessons about dealing with highly mobile killers
Lawmakers seek to remove barriers for families of fallen first responders who may otherwise be forced to prove work-related exposure
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