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Unexpected events remind us that what makes fireworks fun also makes them dangerous
Read about cops’ concerns regarding traffic stop safety, training and tactics
It has become much more common to come across recruits with very small hands who have trouble with duty-size handguns. What’s the answer?
A grand jury has declined to charge Dallas officers for the death of a gunman who killed five LEOs
The officer was brought to a hospital in critical condition but was later said to be in stable condition
Officer Jesse Hartnett wiped away tears while recalling how he survived an unprovoked attack two years ago
Officer Brett Lauten, who’s battling colon cancer, said the department violated state and federal rules on how employers treat workers with disabilities
The president of a Detroit police union spoke out against the city
FBI agents were attempting to rescue Ulises Valladares before he was fatally shot
After ramming into Trooper Joseph Perri, the driver got out of the car and told the LEO he “struck the patrol car on purpose”
Spokesman T.J. Smith said they are “extraordinarily fortunate once again that we didn’t have an officer shot” that night
A Utah man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was left “profoundly disabled” after two officers TASERed him twice
Police were called to reports of shots fired in a Chicago neighborhood when they found Aquoness Cathery armed with a handgun
The officer was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, including broken bones and cuts to his head and body
The drug landscape in the U.S. over the last decade has shifted, with the opioid threat reaching epidemic levels and impacting significant portions of the country
The shooting of 16-year-old Joseph Haynes prompted an online petition demanding that deputies no longer carry guns in Juvenile Court
“This guy’s a warrior,” Mayor Michael Pagano said of the injured officer, Lee Brousseau
Officials are supporting a pair of bills aimed at providing workers compensation coverage for responders with job-related PTSD
Officer Glenn Doss had been in critical condition after being shot in the head while sitting in a patrol car last week
The incident occurred after the Chicago PD tightened its guidelines on TASER use, discouraging officers from using it on fleeing suspects
Officer Lee Brousseau was in surgery last week to fix broken bones in his legs after a head-on crash
Trooper Edward Andersson was shot and beaten a year ago by a Mexican man he was trying to help after a car crash
Video footage of Kentucky police leaving a rifle unattended for several minutes has caused a stir on social media
Officer Glenn Doss was among the officers responding to a domestic violence call when the suspect fired and struck the officer in the head
The troopers were flown to Baltimore to be treated for leg wounds at a trauma center
Deputy Heath Gumm was killed when he and other deputies were responding to a disturbance in a residential area
Edward Archer offered the same response again and again as each charge was read aloud, saying “I don’t plead to anyone but Allah”
Don’t just wear a vest, wear a vest that will save your life
Troopers sent K-9 Veda to apprehend the man before the suspect reportedly put K-9 Veda in a chokehold and bit her in the head
Deputy Jeff Pelle was shot during a New Year’s Eve ambush that killed Deputy Zackari Parrish
The organization is also calling on others to donate to help the family of slain Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill
Prosecutors said it was “reasonable” for Officer Tucker Seitz “to use deadly force” as Antonio Davis presented a “serious and immediate threat”
Authorities say a man shot and wounded a Detroit police officer who was responding to a domestic violence call
