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Agencies that show that they value their personnel will have healthier retention rates and easier recruitment
Following the leak of a draft executive order on police reform, White House advisors are promising more LE collaboration. Let’s hope they talk to rural cops
As de-escalation continues its momentum in public discourse and LE curricula, all must remember that the concepts of cover and time apply differently when guns are in the mix
One suspect died, another was taken to a hospital and a third is in custody
One officer was in serious condition and the other was in stable condition
Meggitt’s FATS 300LE 300-degree immersive technology places officers in the middle of dozens of stressful situations
Bodycam footage shows suspect opening his vehicle door and aiming at cops
The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field
The deputies tried to get the victims out but couldn’t
The officer fired after a foot pursuit when the suspect produced a gun
The woman pulled out a 10-inch kitchen knife and lunged at officers
Amanda Peters, 26, was charged with third-degree assault of an officer
Police say suspect fled and dragged the trooper until he was able to free himself
The deputy was shot in the forearm and taken to a hospital
Officer Travis Lloyd was “defending himself and other people on the street” when he shot and killed the suspect
Funds will benefit Concerns of Police Survivors organization
Officer Garrett Hull was undercover when he was shot while trying to stop suspects in an armed robbery
The officers were killed after coming to arrest the suspect for threatening motorbikers
The officer’s death marks the third Chicago police suicide in the last three months
Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency
Peer support is not a silver bullet to solve all the problems today’s law enforcement officers face, but it is an effective way of getting help to officers in need
Officials have released more footage showing officers searching rooms, directing tourists to safety
The suspect reportedly described shooting cops as “what I do”
The deputy, 28-year-old Jaime Morales, underwent a second surgery Wednesday morning
“You gonna have to kill me today, b---h!” the man told cops
A man who entered the building attacked the dispatcher after she tried to reach officers for help
Police first TASERed the woman after she threatened them with a stick, but it didn’t work
An officer who confronts a subject in the throes of excited delirium stands nearly a 90 percent chance of ending up on the ground in a struggle
The driver’s family plans to pursue civil charges against the department
The officer had worked for the Greene County Sheriff’s Office for about a year and is survived by a wife and child
The man was swaying side to side and pushed the officer repeatedly
The iconic police tactics textbook is updated to reflect the current challenges facing our nation’s police officers
