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Deploying good de-escalation techniques and conflict management skills can save your life
Argument pits First Amendment rights against Fourth Amendment reasonableness
A sheriff’s office Facebook post went viral after wishing two former high school football teammates success in their new LE careers
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
Setting a compliance baseline at the beginning of a vehicle stop can help improve officer safety
The suspect shot the trooper after he attempted to stop him for a traffic violation, leading to a 15-hour standoff outside the man’s apartment
Two pedestrian and five drivers — including the woman behind the wheel of the SUV — were injured during a pursuit
The man, who was wanted for murder, complained his handcuffs were too tight and fled when a deputy tried to loosen them
The new recommendation came after Police Chief Gordon Ramsay raised concerns about officer safety
The gunman killed a woman and wounded three people, including a sheriff’s deputy
The LEO is in “very critical, but stable condition” and will “undergo numerous surgeries in the coming hours and days”
While the officers pursued the driver, a second man approached one of the officers and began shooting
Several students tried to pull an officer off a student who was resisting arrest, causing a brawl with about 80 students, police and staff
When the LEO approached the suspected racer, the driver accelerated and crashed into a police car and the officer
The officer was hit by a car driving towards him while he was walking back to his cruiser
The multiple vehicle crash wounded 10 LEOs and killed an 84-year-old woman
The officer was shot in the back and arm by a suspect during the incident