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Agencies must weigh the pros and cons of shift schedules to do what they can to ensure success – for officers, the agency and the community
Is a suspect more likely to go to the blind corner or somewhere else in a room in an attempt to ambush an officer?
When asked to predict an assailant’s intent, officers can only guess, based on articulable observations compared with experience
Officials weren’t immediately naming the driver or what caused the crash
Police said the deputy suffered a broken toe during the incident
The officers subdued the man, who was armed with a knife in each hand, after he urged police to kill him
The thieves tried to escape out of a fire exit where several officers were waiting for them
Citizens and law enforcement gathered for the funeral of Officer Scotty Hamilton, who was shot and killed while on duty
Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan said that Officer Richard Lehr was released from a hospital Monday afternoon
Police Chief Brian Manley said the latest bombing that injured two people was caused by a tripwire
Three students were injured after Dennis Alexander pointed a gun toward a ceiling and inadvertently fired a round during a lecture
Four people were charged with hindering prosecution in connection with the shooting of Officer Scotty Hamilton
The deputy managed to make it out without any injuries, authorities said
Footage from the officers’ body cameras show William Young attacked them with a weapon as soon as they found him
Christian McCall was charged in a January shooting that wounded three LEOs and killed Det. Mike Doty
The officer helped two unconscious people get to the hospital, and they may not have survived otherwise
A Utah man who pleaded guilty to nearly slicing an officer’s ear off alleges police used “brutal, violent” force against him
A telephone company said it didn’t provide the wrong address and phone number to police dispatchers leading to the shooting of three officers, one fatally
Analysis of 97 worldwide active shooter incidents in 2017 identifies trends to consider as we prepare to counter the active shooter threat
Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot six times, including twice in the head, according to autopsy records
Officer Scotty Hamilton was fatally shot after responding to a call with Kentucky State Police
The study will track how even minor symptoms of PTSD affect decision-making
The video was released after Bremer County cleared the officers involved
Authorities say a disgruntled worker killed a nursing supervisor and wounded another medical worker before killing himself inside a hospital
Deputy Justin Gay who was shot seven times in the leg in November is walking again, thanks to multiple surgeries and extensive rehabilitation
The murder charge was added because Officer Ryan Morton was killed “as a result of” the woman’s drug crime
The calls comes in the wake of three package bombs that killed two people and wounded two others
Officer Jennifer Jacobucci drew inspiration from a lot of influences, including psychedelic rocker Jim Morrison as she sketched out what would become the winning images
Three students were injured after the reserve officer, who’s also a teacher, was teaching a gun safety course when he fired a single shot into the ceiling
The three men face possible death sentences after a jury convicted them of first-degree murder for ambushing and killing Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Tephford
Travis Boys, who smuggled excrement into a courtroom and smeared it on his face, will stand trial in the 2015 shooting of Officer Daryl Holloway
Cellphone video shot by a witness captured officers in California fatally shooting a man who attacked them
Five officers and a civilian suffered minor injuries in the November 2012 collision
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