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Lexipol’s Gordon Graham and a panel of experts share the steps your agency can take to make the roads safer for cops
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The suspect was shot in the arm and has been apprehended
Video captured the officer’s violent struggle with a man who was trying to set fire to a gas station
Protesters said Saturday they did not believe any official explanation for the non-working body camera in the Paul O’Neal shooting
The group called it an act of reprisal carried out by one of its “soldiers”
The mass shootings in Orlando, Dallas and elsewhere have prompted the nation’s largest PD to accelerate a $7.5M program to distribute heavy-duty body armor
A bystander stepped and took down the officer’s attacker
The officer struggled with an armed suspect who had warrants stemming from a child sex abuse case
Social media users are increasingly pulling out their phones to record and upload interactions with police, and the recent advent of live-streaming video has added a new dynamic to incidents
This free whitepaper explores how better scheduling practices can promote safer work environments
The trooper did not suffer life-threatening injuries
The father of Deputy Nicholas Tullier shared the story of an encounter his son had the night before he was shot
Multiple ATF agents responded early Wednesday
State Attorney Joseph McMahon was sworn in to handle the prosecution of Officer Jason Van Dyke
An accident at Philadelphia’s main criminal courthouse has left a sheriff’s sergeant with critical head and chest injuries
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
28-year-old Espen Brungodt was unarmed and offered no resistance when he was arrested at a Portland hotel Wednesday afternoon on federal charges
Investigators have not yet determined whether he killed himself or whether someone took his gun and used it against him
A man immediately opened fire on a San Diego police officer who walked up to him on a dark residential street last week to ask if he lived nearby, then shot into a patrol car
By examining these incidents, we can conclude that of the 80 unarmed subjects intentionally shot in incidents, the vast majority were actively attacking officers
Jesse Gomez was charged with murder and attempted murder on Tuesday at a hospital
Republican Sen. Jim Merritt of Indianapolis said Tuesday state law should be updated because of recent targeted violence against police officers
As instructors teaching defensive tactics, we have an obligation to teach our students techniques that are effective and don’t result in unnecessary injuries
District attorney said Tuesday there was no indication the shooting was racially motivated, but one suspect told officers he was targeting police
The officer accused of shooting a detective allegedly forced his way into his estranged wife’s apartment and fired at least three rounds as she was being interviewed
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Since the shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge, many PDs have doubled up on patrols and taken other protective measures
The officer was in serious condition Monday
The city’s police chief said that she has yet to determine if the shooting was similar to recent targeted attacks on LE
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