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We must provide patrol officers with the knowledge, techniques and tactics to make building searches as safe as possible
Experts explain the reasons virtual reality is an emerging and important teaching tool for officers of all experience levels
The results of a recent Police1 poll with over 1,000 responses may surprise – or disappoint – you
The wounded LEO was hit in the upper left shoulder in a shootout with suspects who were robbing a drugstore
The officer was rear-ended by a pickup truck and dragged for an unknown distance before it came to a stop
Although the shooting occurred prior to the widespread adoption of the phrase “active shooter,” this attack is instructive on many levels
The detective was responding to an attempted robbery during the time of the shooting
The officer opened fire inside the store, killing a man who attacked him while he was holding his young child
The officer was shot inside a police vehicle during a struggle with an inmate
All officers must ask themselves if they can take the life of another if that dire decision is thrust upon them by fate or circumstance
People in the crowd threw rocks and bricks, with 25 officers suffering mostly minor injuries during the tense clash
A man walked into a Jack in the Box on Monday and shot Joseph Gilbert Solano in the head
The officer required several stitches and his face is still swollen
The shootout occurred while police were executing a search warrant regarding suspicious drug activity at a residence
A LEO who was shot by police during a fatal arrest attempt told investigators he had concerns about their training
The officers were working a wreck when a pickup crashed into the scene, killing a woman and critically wounding 2 men
The police vehicles both slammed into a stationary car after the collision, killing a woman and injuring three others
Authorities said he may have killed another man an hour earlier in apparently random attacks
The incident left two LEOs wounded and the suspect in critical condition
A pickup truck crashed into a vehicle that was involved in another accident, hitting four people
The chief was missing since Friday after a wave knocked him from a boat
The police chief has been missing since Friday when he fell out of his boat without a life jacket
Being able to test for drugs at the scene of an arrest allows officers to protect themselves and spot the guilty while saving time and money on lab tests
In this podcast segment, Doug sits down with Police1 Columnist Dan Marcou to discuss his latest book
Good police officers are experts at hiding their emotions, so only a partner or very close co-worker may see the warning signs
The man set fire to several homes during the standoff before charging outside with a shotgun and being fatally shot
The man attacked the LEO and attempted to grab his gun before fleeing
Chief James Craig said that Sgt. Elaine Williams was “a rising star in this police department”
Regardless of the situation, you must resist being so focused on providing assistance that you put yourself in danger
Police will no longer partner with task forces because the federal agencies won’t allow LEOs to wear body cameras
Police released a video of the incident after witness video circulated
The LAPD announced late Wednesday that an employee who fell ill at the downtown LAPD station had contracted the strain of bacteria that causes typhoid fever