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Agencies must develop policies that vigorously encourage proper utilization of this essential equipment
The stealth approach can turn you into one who surprises rather than one who is surprised
What can leaders, managers and supervisors within a law enforcement agency do to mitigate work-related stress experienced by officers?
When they deployed tear gas in the house, the man came outside with a gun in his hand and yelled at police
One man expressed his opinion on a growing national trend
The KKK groups have a long-standing history in the city
The veteran officer has survived a lot including being shot in the head
The deputies fired back, killing him
Walking to the trooper’s vehicle, the prosecutor tells the trooper ‘I can’t believe you’re doing this’
Doug and Jim also discuss issues related to suicide by cop and offer tactics for conducting safe traffic stops
What he didn’t do: Rescind last week’s vote by Fraternal Order of Police members to boycott her concert
The scathing, 238-page report said protocols throughout the agency were not clear, with many judgment decisions made
The department’s 12K officers were left to return to work amid the chaos and an increasingly hostile climate
The officers who followed him into his mountain house were more concerned he would run away than turn his rifle on them
The deputy was shot twice below the protective body armor she was wearing
The court’s decision in the 2013 George v. Morris case failed to take into account scientific evidence from the Blair Reaction Time Study
The man was carrying an object that appeared to be a large stick when the officer saw him
Witnesses were put at ease after the incident which ‘looked like Tamir Rice’
The police claimed back their ‘hood’
Conducting a traffic stop entails a good amount of forethought
Someone in a room at the motel fired a shot
The bill now requires video to be released if an alleged victim said it showed excessive force
LE legend talks state of policing, most memorable arrest, his alter ego ‘Buck Savage’ in Reddit Q&A
The judge dismissed First Amendment retaliation claims filed against the city of Philadelphia by two individuals
A jury acquitted the officer of assault
The officer fired his weapon multiple times as he fell over a curb
Anonymous Anon Verdict announced the release of 52 Cincinnati officers’ personal information
Police were responding to a domestic disturbance involving a mentally ill man when the incident occurred
When officers used a TASER when trying to remove him from the truck, he continued to be non-compliant
The trooper saw the doorknob turning, and when he opened the door, there was a man armed with a metal scraper
The felon’s criminal history includes convictions for assault, robbery and rape
Police say an officer fired, but no one was hit