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By quantifying what is happening in rural places, there can be no excuse for failure to train, equip and staff rural police to modern, professional standards
Philadelphia officers had removed a vehicle’s passenger for safety concerns during a traffic stop and found a loaded pistol
If criticism of the 1033 program rises again, LE agencies need to be ready to educate their communities about why cops need military surplus equipment
The Wildwood PD’s internal affairs unit will continue an administrative investigation into the May 26 arrest
Relatives and fellow officers remembered Dickson County Sgt. Daniel Baker as an admired officer and devoted friend
Police said that a core group of about 10 people have been impersonating police across Genesee County, Michigan and fooling first responders since October 2015
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced that it had determined Dennis Alexander did not commit a crime when he fired into a ceiling
Lt. Ben Schlosser called Darren Phillips a hero and said he couldn’t thank the veteran enough for helping out
A standoff with a hammer-wielding man ended after Maj. Jimmy Stanford snuck behind the suspect in a grocery aisle and hit him in the back with two cans of beans
Many paid tribute to Officer Anthony Christie, who was killed after his patrol car was struck by a trailer while directing traffic
Hundreds of protesters are demanding answers about a fatal shooting of a man who had run naked onto a highway
Capt. Robert Melton was killed in 2016 while assisting other officers searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting
The officer was seriously injured after being stabbed multiple times while fighting off the three terrorists in the 2017 attack
The jury said Gregory Hill, who was found with a gun and was intoxicated at the time of the shooting, was 99 percent responsible for his death
Authorities said SWAT Officer Eugene Ptacek was stabilized but remains in critical condition
Officer Mark Dallas, who confronted a gunman at a high school gym, was honored by having his own day named after him
Steven Wiggins was found by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper not far from where the shooting occurred
It is still unclear why the Tesla sedan veered and struck the police SUV which was totaled, police said
Police said the officer was shot six times
Police said Deputy Berdon Parsons was taken into custody after a 13-hour standoff that ended peacefully
Police, who released the video in response to a bystander’s viral footage of the incident, said the arrestee refused to cooperate and assaulted an officer
A man charged with providing the gun used to kill two Ohio police officers has pleaded guilty and now faces up to 10 years in prison
A woman identified as 38-year-old Erika Castro-Miles was taken into custody in connection to the deputy’s slaying
All four teens face charges of first-degree murder in the death of Officer Amy Caprio
Firefighter Justin Costa was saved by California Highway Patrol Officer Geno Cortez and another firefighter while battling a blaze at a market
A gunshot can be heard in the video of the incident as the officers approached a street corner
Wiggins is currently on the run
Hartford Police Chief David Rosado credited the three employees with saving Officer Jill Kidik’s life after she was stabbed in the throat
Days before Dawnta Harris allegedly killed Officer Amy Caprio, juvenile caseworkers recommended house arrest for the teen
Authorities said the off-duty San Antonio police officer was shot six times in a suspected road-rage incident
SRO John Barnes was wounded while confronting the gunman in the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School that killed 10 people
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