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Narravance report links TikTok campaigns, activist doxxing sites and protest coordination to spike in officer assaults
A longtime officer sounds off on the habits that sabotage safety, communication and survival on scene
After asking the suspect to show his hands several times, deputies deployed a TASER; while the suspect was being tased, he fired a revolver, striking a deputy’s shoulder mic
Each stop brings inherent risks and practicing and mentally rehearsing strategies to enhance safety is one of an officer’s most essential responsibilities
Video shows the escalating violence of a day-long crisis that left multiple officers wounded and ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting
One bill bars citizen review boards from investigating allegations of officer misconduct; another bill creates a 25-foot buffer around police officers when they are working
A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were both killed when they went to follow up on a traffic stop where the driver sped away
After crashing into the Texas DPS building the first time, the suspect had backed up with the intention of doing it again before he was detained
Interim Memphis Police Director CJ Davis identified the fallen officer as Joseph McKinney and said he had been on the force for about three years
Surveillance video shows a gas station security guard quickly tackling the suspect after he stabbed an officer twice in the neck
The stolen vehicle had an AirTag inside, which helped police locate the vehicle parked less than a mile away; the suspect got back into the vehicle after he noticed officers nearby
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The mayor lauded both officers for subduing their attacker by using minimal force, saying it was a “huge credit to their training”
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Troopers manned a hoseline to fight a well-advanced house fire
“This is the second Phoenix officer who has been violently attacked in a week. I refuse to let this become the norm,” Interim Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan stated. “It is unacceptable, and the community should be outraged”
The man bit one of the officer’s hands, “causing severe damage and bleeding heavily with parts of skin and tissue hanging off the hand.”
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‘I don’t play no games with them’: Mother turns in her 2 sons suspected of shooting at Miss. officer
“If you want to do the crime, you gotta do the time — plain and simple,” the mother said
The Oct. 29 incident occurred after the man randomly assaulted a church-goer; he fled from San Francisco police until a wheel “literally fell off” of the car he was driving
One officer was injured after being hit by a car speeding away from the scene
K-9 Rivan, who was assigned to the Sussex I State Prison, “lost his life while potentially saving the lives of two people, his assigned officer and an inmate,” VADOC said
The man can be seen on his own recorded video hitting one Orlando Police Department officer in the head with a brick and gouging another officer’s eye
Amid the threat posed by a man armed with a Katana, officers demonstrate exceptional de-escalation skills
The officer was in uniform serving an off-duty assignment when he was shot by armed robbery suspects
The officer was positioned at the end of a freeway on-ramp as a suspect vehicle and several cruisers approached at high speed; the suspect swerved onto the freeway before reaching the end of the ramp and a cruiser hit the officer
The man was initially stopped because his taillights were out; he fled the stop, calling 911 to say that he would kill any officers who stopped him
Officers deployed TASERs and bean bag rounds at the suspect before the shooting
They will make the job safer, more accountable and more efficient
“We are relieved the only casualty was our robot. It’s a great example of how mobile robots can be used to save lives,” said Boston Dynamics, the company that made the robot
Law Enforcement now has a secure, easy and affordable way to obscure faces in videos and images
The deputy, who was identified in a post on the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page only as Deputy Aviña, helped the woman and others evacuate after two homes caught fire
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