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Police1’s State of the Industry survey highlights the bleak effects of understaffing on officer safety – here are some strategies officers can use to prevail
Part of being a good manager is watching for personal traits, distractions and other concerns that might lead to line-of-duty deaths
What would you have done differently to have better results if you had received the call to arrest the Dillinger Gang?
The unidentified officer was struck by a passing vehicle while assisting at the scene of another crash
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office created a special investigative unit to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among personnel and inmates
Chief Shawn Ladd said he will not enforce any parts of the governor’s statewide COVID-19 executive order that are unconstitutional
The man wounded officers in two separate shootings, then barricaded himself inside a home and set it on fire
A lack of protective gear was cited by the officers as an ongoing problem
Sonia Munoz, 38, a custody assistant at the Twin Towers jail in L.A., says she fears for her family’s safety once she leaves her desk job and returns to the line
A hidden armed subject could have turned a vehicle search into an ambush
Deputy John Andrew Rhoden, 31, was struck by an 18-wheeler while attempting to lay a spike strip
The Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act would provide retroactive and ongoing hazard pay
The recognition would trigger insurance and worker’s compensation benefits
While crime nationwide has fallen by 25% during virus shutdown measures, reports of domestic violence increased by 5%
The suspect approached an officer sitting in an unmarked vehicle, threw the explosive and fled
Instead of enforcing the ‘draconian’ order with citations or fines, officers and deputies will offer violators a mask
The public health initiative drew concerns about privacy invasion, despite reassurances the drone does not use facial recognition or collect private data
Nearly 300 Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office personnel have been receiving time-and-a-half for the last two weeks
City leaders asked police and other first responders to take a pay cut to offset COVID-19-related budget shortfalls
The city, which implemented hazard pay for essential employees in early April, has voted to terminate the program in response to the reopening of the state economy
The video shows the suspect advancing on police officers with a baseball bat and not complying with orders to stop
The suspect instigated a high-speed pursuit before officers deployed a spike system to stop his vehicle
Two sheriffs said the order violates citizen’s First Amendment rights and will not be enforced despite state officials’ statements that sheriffs don’t have the authority to go against the order
A Texas judge ordered residents to cover their faces in public, prompting a police union response condemning the decision
“This isn’t something that you can just say, ‘Oh, it’s, it’s not gonna happen to me’. Because it can happen and it can be bad”
The one or two-handed front strangle is a common murderous assault launched by aggressors
The Gary Sinise Foundation’s Emergency COVID-19 Combat Service provides PPE to first responders nationwide
The drone can detect and display heart and respiratory rates and will be used to track and stem the spread of COVID-19
San Bernardino officials have voiced opposition to a court ruling requiring bail for certain misdemeanor and felony offenses be set at $0
Decon7 Systems provides an EPA-registered disinfectant for the novel coronavirus that effectively neutralizes a variety of biological threats
“The bottom line is the county is refusing to accept many inmates,” Chief Michael Grier said. “This is dangerous and creates an unacceptable risk to the public”
State police had previously accelerated the training academy by several weeks due to COVID-19 staffing shortages
Glen Ridge officers were called to resuscitate one of their own, Officer Charles Roberts, who had been recovering from the virus at home
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