Officer Safety
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Just as officers should always have a backup plan, they should always have backup gear
Putting a rapidly customizable plate carrier to the test
The LEO Near Miss officer safety initiative offers valuable reminders and lessons learned
Shelby Police Officer Tim Brackeen has succumbed to his injuries after being shot during a struggle with Irving Lucien Fenner Jr.
Trooper Alex Douglass plans to sue suspect Eric Frein and his family after he and another officer were shot exiting barracks in 2014
While conducting a traffic stop, Deputy Brandon Collins was struck by a suspected drunk driver who collided with his patrol car
ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus have awarded $170,000 in grants to fund projects in 24 municipalities to improve local public safety
The Fargo Police Department received a grant to purchase Kevlar bulletproof helmets to protect officers
The city is on track to have more murders than in any year since 1995, when 67 people were killed, and there is no clear explanation why
Four Dolphins football players and Chiefs CB kneel, raise fist during national anthem in protest
Police departments that outfitted their officers with body cameras have now shelved them, blaming new laws requiring videos to be stored longer
Officer Joshlee Vadell’s ventilator has been removed and he is sitting up and talking
After no officers volunteered, the union asked a judge to halt the program until a new agreement could be negotiated
Senior Cpl. Dan Russell wrote a Facebook plea for his hometown Seattle Seahawks to stand for the national anthem on Sept. 11
Eight top cops have volunteered to don body cameras if the city wins its legal battle to go ahead with its controversial pilot program today
Taking note of early signs and providing realistic interventions is critical to preventing future suicides
Officials haven’t released a possible motive for the shooting, but said the shooter was a freshman at Alpine High School
The unnamed Waco law enforcement officer confronted her abuser, Erlis Chaisson, to secretly record a confession that would put him behind bars
Prosecutors are seeking a first-degree murder charge against Andrew Romero for the fatal shooting of Officer Gregg Benner
Alonso Perez was still wearing ankle chains and the broken cuff on his wrist when he dropped from the ceiling and stole a truck that had been left idling
Deputy Thomas Bickhart was hit and thrown onto the shoulder by a SUV who did not notice the motorcycle’s lights and sirens
Even as we remember the past, we consider the present and look toward the future
Trooper Paul Mitchell suffered a broken leg when he collided with a deputy during a pursuit of a hit and run suspect
K-9 Ty injured his back after apprehending a suspect that attacked officers earlier this year
Deputy Kenneth Hubert Maltby was driving when the driver of a pickup swerved into his lane and struck him head-on
Suicide touches all demographics and the aftermath touches many lives
Soccer player Megan Rapinoe, along with other football players, knelt during the national anthem in solidarity with QB Colin Kaepernick
We adapted the National Alliance on Mental Illness suggestions for fighting mental health stigma to the unique demands and challenges of being a police officer
Cops are dying by their own hand and many suffer in silence for fear of the stigma they may face from their department
The shooting left the officer with a leg wound