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The man made several statements that included threats to officers and to himself, police said
An 11-page letter from FOP members detail the alleged lack of support, officers and equipment hindering the department from properly responding to incidents
Deputies found anti-police propaganda, a makeshift barricade with sandbags and many weapons with ammunition
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The suspect shot the trooper before stealing his cruiser and crashing it
Alan Paul Heinze was taken to a hospital and faces several charges, including aggravated assault on a peace officer
High crime and low staffing drove the city to accept 12-hour shifts when they had previously rejected them over safety concerns
The cruiser was parked on the right shoulder of the highway while helping out at a construction site
The suspect led police on a pursuit, hitting four vehicles and injuring one driver before biting the officer who was putting him in a holding cell
The officers, whose injuries were not life-threatening, were part of a drug task force; a standoff with the suspect lasted several hours
A woman stabbed a taxi driver before stabbing two other people inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
After a conversation about depression and “feeling trapped,” the woman drove to the police station with a gun belonging to her boyfriend, a retired NYPD officer
Officials said the two deputies were critically injured by fire inside the trailer
Video shows firefighters fighting a fire involving a parked semi trailer at a detention center
The delegation was near the Gaza strip for counterterrorism and antisemitism training when the Hamas attacks began Saturday
The man was pulled over for having a headlight out before he drove off, leading police on a pursuit and crashing into a ditch before wounding an officer and damaging cruisers
Solomon Kessio suffered a skull fracture and three broken ribs after a truck crashed into the back of a cruiser; a GoFundMe has raised over $16K for him
The car tumbled over top of the deputy and slammed into a telephone pole, which narrowly missed striking the deputy
As officers responded to a shooting, they were involved in a crash that required fire department assistance in freeing four trapped officers
Store owners subdued the man, who said he was hearing people in his head, until police arrived
Officers responded and tried to negotiate with the woman, but she fired more shots toward them, which was stopped by bullet-resistant glass
“In over 24 years of being an officer here in Pike County, I have not observed such disrespect for law enforcement,” Sheriff David Greenwood said
“The goal is to prevent whatever the situation is from escalating up to the point that force would have had to be used.”
A 2021 incident turned into every officer’s worst nightmare when a suspect pulled a gun and opened fire on two deputies during a highway traffic stop
Deputy Sean Steadman was shot in the chin and is expected to make a full recovery; a passenger of a vehicle was struck and killed by a stray bullet while driving on the interstate
The man pointed a gun, which was later confirmed to be a replica gun, at an officer and off-duty Massachusetts State Police trooper
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The Lafayette PD uses technology like video game engines to train on consequence management, drones in the sky and a digital coaching platform
“Just this week alone, I’ve had a patrol car damaged, I’ve had two officers, deputies, that were trying to be run over by smuggler drivers. This is every day down here,” Sheriff Mark Dannels said
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