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Use this technique when a suspect won’t give up their arms for handcuffing
Challenge LEOs to go beyond the basics and demonstrate tourniquet competency in a variety of challenging environments and scenarios
Teach LEOs to use a tourniquet efficiently and effectively with these instructional tips from experienced field operators and Stop the Bleed instructors
The town will purchase six tasers and 40 cameras after accepting $40,000 in state funding for the equipment
Your body armor is one of the most important pieces of equipment you use, but are you taking proper care of it?
A settlement of $1.9 million was reached Thursday in a civil lawsuit stemming from the fatal police shooting of a man on Skid Row in LA three years ago
Four Oklahoma troopers were struck by gunfire or shrapnel while serving a warrant
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the issues related to meals on your tour
Not a single officer working for the Atherton Police Department have ever lived in the city, where the median price of a home is nearly $7 million
Michael Olivieri, the brother of Officer Joseph Olivieri, said his family felt betrayed by the Appellate Division panel that vacated James Ryan’s manslaughter conviction
Sgt. Sean Gannon was fatally shot during a second sweep of the attic where his alleged killer was holed up
According to the report, 93 LEOs were killed in the line of duty last year
Officer Jacob Carlson was struck by at least five bullets
Officers grabbed the man while he was slumped over the wheel and refused to get out
The ATF agent, whose name hasn’t been released, is expected to make a full recovery
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly told the mourners Officer Rob Pitts’ death was “a gaping wound. This is a blow to the heart”
“Dear Dad, I love you and I miss you so much,” 5-year-old Dakota said
The measure aims to make it a federal crime to knowingly cause or attempt injury because of the “actual or perceived status” that the person is an LEO
Spokesman Josh Rubenstein said the activists may have claimed they threw the ashes of Wakeisha Wilson, who died in police custody, at Chief Charlie Beck
Sheriff Tony Spurlock begged state lawmakers to pass legislation making it easier to confiscate firearms from someone considered a danger to themselves or others
Officer Jacob Carlson, 27, has undergone multiple surgeries and needed many units of blood over the past few days
A LEO made sure he fulfilled his promise to his daughter nearly a year after losing his legs in a motorcycle crash
Authorities said the suspect struck a deputy in the left side of his head, causing a “deep laceration” before being shot
Ernesto Godinez is charged in the shooting of an ATF agent, who was shot in the face
A raccoon and her five cubs fell into a home’s living room and bit through the glove of a firefighter as they tried to remove the animals
Police say officers arrived within minutes and that three officers jumped into the lake, which is known to contain alligators and snakes
Officer Dalsh Veve, who suffered brain damage when he was dragged by a car last year, was released from rehab Monday to applause from 200 cops
Mark J. Natale helped dust-covered people fleeing Manhattan over bridges to Brooklyn and on ferries to New Jersey
An estimated 3,600 people including hundreds of law enforcement officers saluted Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole
The Fort Morgan Police Department is set to receive two Justice Federal Assistance grants totaling $45,115
The officer suffered multiple wounds and was being treated for “life-threatening injuries”
Hundreds of people banded together to honor slain Terre Haute Officer Rob Pitts with a prayer vigil
