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Philadelphia officers had removed a vehicle’s passenger for safety concerns during a traffic stop and found a loaded pistol
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The man fired hundreds of rounds at officers before killing his pregnant girlfriend, her teen son and then himself
The driver’s blood alcohol content was two-and-a-half times the legal limit
The suspect is accused of shooting the officer and charged with attempted capital murder of a peace officer
The suspect also faces charges of domestic assault, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and reckless use of a firearm
A man charged with the murder of an officer says the shooting stemmed from a “prank gone horribly wrong”
The officer was shot in the face when he attempted to stop a woman who fatally shot herself
The man is accused of shooting a female officer during a traffic stop
The two officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they came under fire by the gunman
To survive their police career, officers should strengthen every point of the survival triangle
The officer was shot in the shoulder and suffered a collapsed lung, but is in stable condition
The trooper was shot in the neck, face and head last month after locating a suspect involved in a shooting earlier that day
The officer attempted to catch up to a driver traveling twice the posted speed limit when the LEO hit a patch of ice and lost control of his vehicle
Trooper Joseph Gallagher lost the ability to walk, talk and eat on his own after being struck by a vehicle
Three Illinois troopers have been killed this year on state highways with two deaths related to Scott’s Law violations
The trooper was shot after attempting to stop a man on a traffic violation on Friday
Closed-circuit video of Wednesday’s jailhouse bond court session shows William Green, 27, attacking public defender Julie Chase from behind
A jury found Joel McCommon guilty Friday of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting that wounded Officer Eddie Johnston
The men are facing felony charges of aggravated battery to an officer and escape from an officer
A SWAT team arrested a man suspected of shooting a Texas trooper during a traffic stop
Doug sits down with Below 100 instructors Rod Rifredi and Kim Schlau to discuss the five tenets of the program
Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of an attack on an off-duty LEO
An undercover drug sting led to a shooting that wounded an investigator and killed two men
Here’s how the prevalence of deadly force opportunity in ordinary police experience can inform training
Officials are warning the public about phone call scams claiming to be raising money for the fallen deputy’s family
The officer was gunned down in a parked car by a man looking for the first Hispanic person he could find to attack
The officer was killed on his way home from work by an alleged drunk driver
The man exited a trailer and was repeatedly asked to show his hand and stop moving before he pointed his gun at officers
“When I requested the help of complete strangers they did not hesitate to come to my aid and for that I and my family are thankful,” the trooper said
A note referencing the New Zealand terrorist attack was found at the scene of a possible arson fire
This is potentially the worst position for officers because they are subject to chokes and strikes to the back of the head
