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Would you rather have officers look good on the mats or perform in the field with greater proficiency?
Sankyo is a versatile technique that can be used as a come-along, takedown or control hold on a non-compliant suspect
Injury fears, liability management and public perception are just some of the hurdles to overcome
Dekalb County Police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell says the three hospitalized officers are conscious and alert
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said the autopsies support his office’s theory about what took place that day
As an officer and a man struggle, the man’s brother follows with what appears to be a gun aimed at his brother and the LEO
Authorities said the deputy was in stable condition at a hospital and was expected to survive
Los Angeles police’s rank-and-file officers’ union said it was baffled by the ruling
Officer Oliver Johnson was fatally shot inside his apartment when someone began firing gunshots outside
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
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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
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