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It’s incumbent upon officers to overcome a resistant suspect quickly to minimize the risk of injury to everyone
What can agency leaders and first responders do to overcome the challenges and effects of such a physically and mentally taxing career?
The Newhall shooting caused a change in tactics for the California Highway Patrol and agencies nationwide
Four Miami officers attempted to remove Bridget Freitas, 30, from the game when she swung twice at police detective Douglas Ross
An off-duty Washington, D.C., police sergeant was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car in Baltimore
Jacob Solberg, 22, ran up on the horse without provocation and hit it on its rear end
2016 saw an increase by more than three times of death by rifle fire over 2015
There is a dire need for peer-reviewed research in law enforcement that speaks to policy, practice, training and tactics around de-escalation
Investigators believe the gun jammed as the officer fought with the suspect, preventing the suspect from firing a second shot
The officer is in stable condition
Officer Dan Parisi and two off-duty firefighters worked together to save a family trapped inside a burning home
The gunman opened fire on officers with an AR-15
Shots erupted when the 41-year-old officer approached a parked car in the city’s Castro neighborhood to check on reports of a suspicious vehicle
When you invite protest leaders to the police department, you legitimize them, which is critical for collaboration
The DA cleared the officer in the shooting
Cicero police officers arrived at the scene and reportedly heard the boy’s mother scream “my son is still inside”
Event at EMS World covered steps to avoid accidental fentanyl exposure during scene size-up, patient care and investigation
Deputies shot and killed a former deputy outside the agency’s HQ after he pointed a gun toward them
A San Bernardino County sergeant is in critical but stable condition after a suspect stabbed her in the face, shoulder and chest
Police were the first ones to arrive at the scene and helped get the trapped students to safety
The suspect was immediately arrested and charged with forcible touching and sex abuse
The details regarding what led the officer to fire his weapon have not yet been released
The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court ruling that concluded police can frisk someone they believe has a weapon.
Footage shows a gunman hiding in a car wash before opening fire on officers
The restaurant manager said one worker was responsible and had been fired
My story has been left untold for 49 years — until now, and only through the strength that the #MeToo movement has given me
Your daily and ongoing responsibility is to ask yourself, what problems are lying in wait?
The off-duty officer was in full uniform at the time of the assault
The video shows one deputy wrestling with the suspect, who was armed with a rifle and managed to get one shot off
A state police trooper accidentally killed his K-9 partner when trying to protect it from a pit bull attack
Synthetic drugs have been so powerful that scientists at the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have been told not to handle samples without an agent
After being arrested, Jamie Harrison warned the police officer he would be coming for him if he made bond
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
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