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Police get thousands of calls for shoplifting, domestic violence incidents, public drunkenness, and other misbehavior that spikes for about 72 hours on either side of Thanksgiving
How one organization is helping cops with an often occurring – but seldom discussed – legal and financial nightmare
Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency
The first officer on scene at the San Bernardino attack shares his hard-earned lessons from that horrific day
Councilwoman Reinette Senum’s apology came too late for many
An inmate charged with violent crimes was handcuffed when he wrested a gun from a sheriff’s deputy and killed two bailiffs
When officers arrived in marked police cruisers, people inside an SUV began shooting at them
Local church will match the donation up to $1,000
The gunman is dead and the deputy sheriff is in stable condition
The officer shot Tyler Gebhard after he threw a 50-pound concrete planter through a window to enter the officer’s home
Chief Brown noted Monday that the investigation into Thursday’s ambush will involve more than 170 hours of body cam footage and “countless hours” of dashcam video
Major roadways are becoming the focal point for many standoffs between protesters and police across the nation
Threats ranging from generic promises of violence to specific video postings have been made, only heightening fears of further attacks
The suspect in the deadly attack taunted police during negotiations, laughing at them, singing and at one point asking how many officers he had shot
Dallas police officials have issued an all-clear after searching for a suspicious person in a parking garage
A look at is known about 25-year-old Micah Johnson
The man made the video while sitting in a car that was behind a police unit
The CO was watching over the inmates and joking with them when he lost consciousness
The gunman was ultimately killed by a robot armed with an explosive, so no charges will ever be brought, but this was clearly a hate crime of the worst possible order
A man who opened fire on a highway targeted officers and others because he was troubled by recent police use of force incidents
Micah Johnson, dead suspect in shooting attack on Dallas police, served in the Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Afghanistan
The killing of five police officers in Dallas during a protest is just the latest instance of police ambush killings in the U.S.
Paul Ryan says it’s been a “long month for America” and that the nation has seen terrible and senseless things.
Police Chief David Brown blamed “snipers,” but it was unclear how many shooters were involved.
Five Dallas officers were killed and six more officers were shot after gunfire erupted during a march against police violence Thursday evening
The mobile game requires players to catch virtual pokémon by visiting real world landmarks — including a police station in northern Australia
A newspaper carrier was killed and four other people were wounded when a man opened fire on cars traveling along a parkway
Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon were killed in February by a gunman
The firefighter wrote that it was “time to start buying guns” and “protect ourselves from these cops” in a rant sparked by the Baton Rouge OIS
The civilian came to the officer’s aid and helped place the perp in handcuffs
