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The bill would expand workers’ compensation benefits for first responders who suffer from PTSD
Two deputies were fatally shot while wearing body armor, prompting questions about whether the area’s LEOs have enough protection from powerful ammunition
Police say the man walked into the Dallas Central Patrol parking lot at the city’s marshal’s office detention center and started hitting the cars
The union said the attack shows how the department’s policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its “officers’ lives in danger”
The officer was cleared after fatally shooting a man who tried to drive away in a police cruiser while handcuffed
Hundreds gathered to remember Officer Glenn Doss Jr., who died days after being shot in the head
Police were called after an apparently drunken man, identified as 34-year-old Justin Blake, was seen waving a gun
The officer responded after calls were placed about a woman smashing windows and threatening employees
Authorities said the wounded deputy is in stable condition following surgery after he was shot multiple time
A Louisville police detective was shot in the head during a traffic stop as officers fatally shot one suspect
Attorney Jack Bradley said Cornelius Carey Jr. “always had mental issues and he’s on disability for mental issues”
Police officers operate along a vast continuum that stretches from stepping it up to reining it in, and it’s not uncommon to oscillate between the two during an operation
John Lohbauer said a 2012 SCOTUS decision that prohibited mandatory life sentences for juveniles entitled him to another sentencing hearing
A Harvey police officer shot a man who subsequently hit the officer with a police vehicle he commandeered
One deputy was hit in the forearm while another narrowly escaped injury when the bullet grazed his pant leg
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Last week, Philly police used Crisco to grease light poles in an effort to thwart people from climbing them during the NFC Championship game
Sgt. Eric Ray Neal has been with the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office since 2001
K-9 Deputy Jeremie Nix was able to talk down the suspect after he told the LEO he was armed with a firearm and knife
The officer killed on Father’s Day left behind a young daughter
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
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