Officer Safety
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There are some very important rules of the road when dealing with wildlife, as well as so-called domesticated animals that can suddenly turn dangerous
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
Deputy Angela Winfrey is recovering after she was struck by a car while directing traffic
Police say shots were fired in the direction of officers after one of them shot a man armed with a handgun and used a stun gun on another who acted aggressively
Officer Victor Ortiz pulled a suicidal man from the tracks while a train approached from a half-mile away
Herschel Jones III is charged with aggravated murder in the January slaying of Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell
Officer Jeronimo Yanez is back on administrative leave after briefly returning to limited duty last week
Brian Keith Stalans is charged with criminal homicide and 4 counts of aggravated assault related to the fatal shooting of Officer Kenny Moats
The gun-battle pursuit started after a man fled from his home when police responded to a domestic violence call
Overworked officers, who don’t have time to go home between shifts, are staying in RVs outside the police department
An officer who helped rescue a blind man from a burning house underwent surgery to repair serious injuries to his forearm
The officer is in critical condition after he was struck by another car while responding to a call
The discovery comes almost two months after Officer Mark McCullers was swept away by flood waters
Maryville Police Officer Kenny Moats was responding to a domestic disturbance call when the suspect opened fired fatally wounding Moats
Deputy Michael Lutz was justified in shooting and killing a man while serving a warrant back in June
Trump and Clinton answered the same 10 questions on issues facing the criminal justice system
Officer Wade Irwin, who took a bullet to the neck in a shootout that left his partner dead last month, has been released from the hospital
They say in a crisis situation you will subconsciously revert back to the way that you have trained
According to the corner, Bernie Porche suffered two “survivable” gunshot wounds, but a third, fatal gunshot to the head appears to be self-inflicted
Two officers who have lost a dog in the line of duty offer advice for others who may suffer a similar tragedy
Officer Justin Kepler was riding his motorcycle on a two-lane street when a car pulled out in front of him
Using your threat detector on a regular basis takes practice; using it appropriately takes training. Here are some tips
Omer Ismail Ali was fatally shot by an officer after Ali attacked a gas station clerk, customer and the officer with a walking stick
According to the police chief, the officers all said the suspect claimed, “One of us is going to die tonight”
Louisiana recently became the first state to enact a “Blue Lives Matter” law, and similar legislation has been proposed in other states
The two most prominent law enforcement officials in Milwaukee differ greatly in opinion in a city with some of the deepest racial inequalities in the country
Notre Dame cornerback Devin Butler was jailed after a police officer said the player punched and slammed him to the ground outside a bar