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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
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
The Department of Justice wanted the video kept under seal over concerns it could lead to retaliatory gang violence
A proned-out suspect still presents significant potential danger and officers should remain vigilant
The Austin PD has an unprecedented 15 officers on administrative duty after two shootings in the city in the past three weeks
Officers ordered the shotgun-wielding suspect to drop the weapon multiple times before shooting him
Deputy David Manning, 24, started working for the sheriff’s department in November
District officials say that if someone has to draw a gun at a school, they want it to be a Tacoma police officer
More than 300 mourners gathered for a vigil, where LEOs wore black mourning bands with the number “16” — Officer Greggory Casillas’ badge number — over their badges
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