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It’s not about being paranoid, it’s about being prepared
The first known scientific evaluation of an LE crash prevention program demonstrates significantly lower crash and injury rates - especially among patrol officers
Nearly a decade after a fatal officer-involved shooting, a jury ruled that Sergeant Daron Wyatt did not use excessive or unreasonable deadly force
Honor the fallen by investing in your training, your preparation and your wellness
As you honor those who have paid with their lives, challenge yourself by examining your actions and where you are vulnerable
When the teens saw the suspect kick the officer in the jaw, they immediately ran over to help
Lt. Joseph Franklin was not expected to recover from his injuries
The officer fired multiple shots when the suspect reached for a shotgun
Officers also said they recognized the armed suspect as a violent felon who had served prison time
When police converged on the suspect’s home, he fatally shot Deputy Joann Barnes and wounded Sheriff Bob Wofford
With a lone bagpiper playing, SWAT members in full gear carried the flag-draped casket of TJ Freeman
Van Alstyne police officers are equipped with the same life-saving medical kits that U.S. military forces use in Iraq and Afghanistan
Detective Brad Lancaster was a U.S. Air Force veteran who had served two tours of duty overseas
The suspect fired a minimum of 20 rounds from an AR-15 while officers returned a minimum of 34 rounds
The officer was struck on the face
This has resulted in a citywide 32 percent decline in so-called proactive police stops
The man killed Officer Julius Schulte by shooting him in the back of the head as he sat in his police car
According to the National Police Dog Foundation, the average age to retire a dog is 10 years old
Is it possible in our quest to make officers safer we’ve compromised their ability to make sound decisions during crucial moments?
The sheriff tweeted the ‘war on cops continues’
The DA released police footage to help bridge transparency in the community
Danny Ledezma Martinez shot Officer Travis Murphy to death in 2010
Officer Michael Johnson was a 14-year veteran and the 12th officer killed in the line of duty in the department’s history
The councilman is a former officer himself and said he’d be dead if he took Fiore’s advice to fire back at cops
Vincent Smith suffered major injuries to his upper body
The manhunt for the shooter is ongoing
The attack was the deadliest in the heavily policed capital since November
The family’s lawsuit claims it was ‘reasonably foreseeable’ that the deadly confrontation would occur
These teams are inclusive, drawing on officers whose encounters with stressful situations have been successful
They had a hard time believing what they were seeing
The Wolfe sisters were found dead Feb. 7, 2014, after they didn’t show up for work
The document has been likened it to a ‘preliminary police report’
Deputy Sheriff Chad Tavenner was fired Tuesday for failing to follow proper protocol