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When a police contact becomes a shooting, there’s a lot of important tasks that suddenly need to be done, and they’re all simultaneously competing for attention
When officers deploy de-escalation tactics in the field, they should do so in conjunction with other concepts like the ‘Safety Priorities’
Agencies should consider providing supplemental training on identifying characteristics of weapon concealment to patrol officers
Cleveland’s Municipal Court will extend its hours during the convention to deal with an expected increase in arrests
Officials declined to release the video, and Bill Bratton said it was “much too early” to say whether shooting was justified
The officer was shot in the abdomen and is expected to recover
The search for the officer is being treated as a recovery effort
Metro Transit Police officers investigating a large crowd setting off fireworks late Monday spotted a man holding a weapon
The officer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
The officers were taken to a hospital in good condition
Three-bill package of “Blue Lives Matter” measures are aimed at boosting protections for Tennessee law enforcement
The sheriff’s deputy is expected to recover
At the time of her death, Trooper Jaimie Jursevics had an 8-month-old daughter
Brad Treat, 38, a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service, was attacked by a grizzly bear while mountain biking near Glacier National Park
Austin Haughwout made headlines last year when he posted a video of a gun-firing drone he created
51-year-old Timothy Ward was planning to use mannequins to shoot officers and blow up a police station
In a widely-viewed video last year, Luke Gatti ranted at and shoved a university food service supervisor for refusing to sell him jalapeno-bacon macaroni and cheese
The inmate tried to grab the officer’s gun after a visit to a doctor
The ‘Ferguson effect’ is a trend toward a reactionary model of policing where a proactive approach to crime fighting is significantly limited
A Boise police officer was shot in the chest and a male suspect was killed in a shootout late Tuesday
As police officers, we have taken an oath to serve and protect. These simple steps can have a great impact on holding true to that oath
Nearly 300 pages of the “In Context: Understanding Police Killings of Unarmed Citizens” are devoted to describing and dissecting the 153 fatalities, one by one, month by month throughout the year
Police work is hard on the body, but you can take preventative measures to help avoid permanent damage
The incident began at a DUI checkpoint and ended with an arrest and three state troopers wounded
Folcroft Officer Christopher Dorman has endured at least two surgeries since being shot Friday in the face, leg and groin
25-year-old officer was shot Friday as he approached people suspected of smoking marijuana behind an apartment building
The unidentified suspect was taken into custody
No police deaths have been blamed on fentanyl, but there have been close calls during drug investigations
New York’s parade was one of several being held Sunday across the country, along with San Francisco and Chicago
Harrowing surveillance video captured a struggle over an officer’s service weapon in an interview room